Indiana Fever, Purdue Boilermakers Prove Pacers' Rick Carlisle Right originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Between Bobby Knight, Larry Bird, Hoosiers, and high school gyms across the state, Indiana is the basketball capital of America, and the Indiana Pacers, after 25 years, finally punched their ticket to the NBA Finals.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks on Saturday to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals, and for his efforts in the series, Pacers forward Pascal Siakam won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award.

Ben Stiller skipped the trip to Indianapolis for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Championships, and Spike Lee was nowhere to be found during the Knicks' last game of the playoffs.

The Indiana Pacers have punched their ticket to the NBA Finals after defeating the New York Knicks in six games, claiming the 2024-25 Eastern Conference title.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 125-108 to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals in six games and advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 2000.

Pacers have only reached the NBA Finals once before, in 2000, when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. “This is a very unique and special opportunity for a lot of people my age and older, as well as the younger generation,

Jalen Brunson is exceedingly difficult to guard. The New York Knicks star is one of the best scorers in the NBA, armed with a quick first step and shot release

NBA playoffs began, the Indiana Pacers were given 50-to-1 odds to win the title. Ten teams had better chances. Most analysts didn’t even mention them in championship conversations.