The Indiana Pacers are embracing everything about advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.

Indiana defeated the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals, capping it off with a 125-108 win in Game 6 on Saturday night. Indiana will take on NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

The Pacers' win was one for the books, with seven players scoring in double figures, led by Pascal Siakam , who scored 31 points and was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP. Tyrese Haliburton had a dominant second half and finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Haliburton is the third player to record over 60 assists and 10 or fewer turnovers in a series, joining Chris Paul an

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