The Indiana Pacers have surpassed expectations by winning the Eastern Conference to earn a spot in the 2025 NBA Finals. But how did they get here?

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will square off in the 2025 NBA Finals. The championship series will feature a historic juggernaut and a team that caught fire at the right time. The Thunder enters as a heavy favorite.

Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton powered Indiana’s 125-108 win, setting up a Finals matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The New York Knicks have fired coach Tom Thibodeau, just days after their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years.

In five seasons with the Knicks, Thibodeau posted a 226-174 record and led New York to the playoffs in four of those seasons.

Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks ended up losing a hard-fought series in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers last week. It was an incredibly entertaining series, but the Knicks simply did not have enough to pull out the win.