From group chats to high-level X's and O's breakdowns, the two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.

Tyrese Haliburton's trainer helped the Pacers star get a decade's worth of Stephen Curry's film to study for the Finals.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,