India, June 20 -- Tyrese Haliburton, playing with a strained right calf, managed to get the Indiana Pacers on the cusp of the NBA Finals dream with a top show in Game 6 vs the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The 25-year-old's no-look pass in the Q4 was probably the most talked-about point from Game 6 and fans were quick to make 'MVP' chants for him at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis.

The Pacers led OKC through the entire game to avoid what would have been a heartbreaking NBA Finals loss and elimination.

Haliburton has been dealing with lower leg issues throughout the series and the calf strain flared up in Game 5 on Monday night. He played through the final three quarters of that loss to the Thunder, but looked in pain. He fi...