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 are a historic organization, dating all the way back to the ABA. The Pacers made their franchise debut in 1967. And yet, only now, in 2025, i

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.

As the Indiana Pacers closed out their Game 6 battle against the New York Knicks with a victory, they punched their ticket to the 2025 NBA Finals. For Pacers he