{"id":46652,"date":"2025-05-07T08:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46652"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:22:17","slug":"patrick-mahomes-one-word-reaction-to-tyrese-haliburtons-game-winner-says-it-all-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46652","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 One-Word Reaction to Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s Game-Winner Says It All"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0I<\/a>ndiana Pacers\u00a0trailed by double digits for much of Tuesday night\u2019s Game 2 matchup against the\u00a0Cleveland Cavaliers, who were already shorthanded without key players like Evan Mobley,\u00a0Darius Garland, and De\u2019Andre Hunter.<\/p>\n

Still,\u00a0Donovan Mitchell\u2014along with sharpshooters Sam Merrill and Max Strus\u2014carried the Cavaliers and had them poised for what appeared to be a clear and convincing win to even the series at 1\u20131.<\/p>\n

But as the Pacers have shown throughout this postseason, letting them hang around is a dangerous game. And in the final seconds, that resilience paid off.<\/p>\n

After cutting the deficit to just two points,\u00a0Tyrese Haliburton\u00a0missed a free throw, grabbed his own rebound, and drilled a game-winning three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give Indiana a stunning 120\u2013119 victory\u2014stealing both games on the road and taking a 2\u20130 series lead.<\/p>\n

The clutch moment sparked an immediate one-word reaction from\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes, who summed up what everyone was thinking in the aftermath of Haliburton\u2019s heroics.<\/p>\n

“Wow,” Mahomes posted with some laughing emojis.<\/p>\n