Pacers defeat Knicks in 6 games, advance to NBA Finals to face Thunder

The Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals on Saturday, defeating the New York Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 of their conference finals matchup.

The Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals on Saturday, defeating the New York Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 of their conference finals matchup.

A year ago, the Pacers fell one round short of the championship series after losing in a four-game sweep to the Boston Celtics. This time, Indiana needed only five games to dispatch the Knicks, a longtime rival of the franchise.

The Pacers will face the Thunder in the finals, with the series starting on June 5 in Oklahoma City. The Thunder were the NBA’s best team during the regular season, winning 68 games.

Oklahoma City will have home-court advantage in the upcoming series.

Indiana was led to the championship round by point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Entering Game 6 against the Knicks, Haliburton was averaging 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists in the series.