Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers troll Knicks after NBA Finals berth - ESPN

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 and Tim Hardaway, according to ESPN Research. He is the first player to achieve the feat in the conference finals.

Indiana's road to the Finals wasn't easy — on and off the court.

So once the Pacers had the Eastern Conference title in the bag, their social media team — and Haliburton — didn't hold back on the Knicks and their shared history, landing a handful of worthy social media jabs.

The Pacers have a storied history of defeating the Knicks in the playoffs in the 21st century. They accomplished the feat in 2000, 2013, 2024, and now 2025.

To showcase their dominance over New York in the playoffs, the Pacers dropped a graphic highlighting their series wins over the Knicks with the Empire State Building and the 73-story One Vanderbilt tower behind Indiana's starting five.

so long, New York.

we'll be taking our duffel bags to the NBA Finals