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.

The Charlotte Hornets are watching the Indiana Pacers climb the NBA mountain, but they don’t have to be bystanders. Here’s how the Hornets can follow the same path to relevance.

Coach Rick Carlisle has led the Indiana Pacers to the 2025 NBA Finals. He joined former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee.

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

Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner beamed as they carried the Indiana Pacers shiny, new Eastern Conference championship trophy into their postgame news conferences Saturday night.

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.