The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks to win the Eastern Conference championship of the NBA and advance to the finals where they will face the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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With a final score of 125-108, the Pacers advance to the final for the first time since the year 2000, where they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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In tonight’s game against the Knicks, Indiana started by winning the first quarter 25-24 and closed the first half ahead 58-54. However, a third quarter where they scored 34 points against the Knicks’ 23 was the difference in the game.
On the other hand, the Knicks committed 17 turnovers in the game, which could have been a factor in their loss and prevented them from forcing a seventh game at home.
Paskal Siakam from Indiana scored 31 points in the game and was the Most Valuable Player of the series, Tyrese Halliburton added 21 points and 13 assists.
The results:
- Game 1: IND 138 - 135 NYK (Overtime)
- Game 2: IND 114 - 109 NYK
- Game 3: NYK 106 - 100 IND
- Game 4: IND 130 - 121 NYK
- Game 5: NYK 111 - 94 IND
- Game 6: IND 125 - 108 NYK
The NBA Finals will begin next Thursday, June 5th, with the first game taking place in Oklahoma City.