The first fixture in basketball's NBA finals looks to be going the way of the home team ... although the visitors have come back in the second half to make a game of it

The Oklahoma City Thunder led the Indiana Pacers 57-45 at halftime, in game one of the best-of-seven championship series.

But the Pacers closed the margin up after that on Oklahoma's home court ... currently the Thunder are back out to a 105 to 98 lead, with less than three-and-a-half minutes remaining .

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