The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point.

Pacers pregame/postgame TV host and sideline reporter Jeremiah Johnson joined Rick Semmler on Beyond The Stands to talk Pacers basketball. The former WTWO weekend sports anchor previewed the upcoming Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals.

The latest and loudest sign that this year’s NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers is an anomaly came Tuesday, when a tornado warning was issued in parts of Oklahoma as a massive thunderstorm moved across the state.