Just about everything went right for Indiana in its series-clinching Game 6 win against New York Saturday night. The one thing that didn't: reserve big man Jarace Walker had to be helped off the court following a gruesome ankle injury at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Pacers made smart deals and wise draft picks and handed out sensible extensions to build a deep and dangerous squad.

After defeating the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals 4-2, the Indiana Pacers are headed to the 2025 NBA Finals.

We haven't even tipped off the 2025 NBA Finals, and the playoffs have already given us several weeks of eye-popping highlights, hard-fought series and team and individual performances that have defined the era and its narratives.

Siakam was meant to be a perfect complement to Haliburton and the Eastern Conference Finals MVP has delivered.

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.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton had the last laugh after actor Ben Stiller fired off some trash talk toward the big guard before the New York Knicks' Game 6 loss.