Shweta Das

4 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Shweta Das |Rishabh Bhatnagar

After eliminating the Knicks from the championship race, the Pacers have finally made it to the NBA Finals. Winning the title this season would mark their first in franchise history. Naturally, Coach Carlisle has been very cautious not to take their winning streak for granted, “This group has been special, pulled off some very special things…So we don’t take it for granted at all.”Well, considering that it is not his first rodeo, we can understand why he will have his eyes on the big prize.

4 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Shweta Das |Rishabh Bhatnagar

With behind-the-scenes drama and on-court twists and turns, you could have sworn this playoff season was no less than a script out of a telenovela. And this season keeps getting better, as two teams not many predicted would be in the finals are set to face off for the biggest prize. Truly a once in a once-in-a-generation moment, both the Pacers and the Thunder were excluded from the Christmas Day games last year.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Shweta Das |Rishabh Bhatnagar

So, finally, after six long games, the Eastern Conference Finals ended with the Indiana Pacers knocking out the Knicks. It has been an incredible season for the Pacers, which will conclude with their first NBA Finals in 25 years. And a major part of the credit goes to Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers’ star almost won the Larry Bird trophy before being pipped by Pascal Siakam.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Shweta Das |Rishabh Bhatnagar

It is a big night in Indiana after the Pacers clinched a 125-108 win over the Knicks, with the NBA Finals next in sight. This is the first time the franchise has reached the finals since 2000. With an improved tempo, the Pacers went into Game 6 knowing they had to win. Making 34 points on the Knicks’ 18 turnovers, the Indiana defense was on their A-game. On the other hand, the offense didn’t disappoint either.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Shweta Das |Rishabh Bhatnagar

While the Pacers have made it to the finals, things ended in disappointing fashion for the Knicks. They did not go down easily and lasted 6 games, but simply could not keep up with the pace and intensity brought by the Pacers. Indiana scored 34 points capitalizing on turnovers. “Some of it was our own doing, some of it was their ball pressure,” Tom Thibodeau said. Still, New York had one of their most successful seasons of the decade, and had 51 wins.