Last Updated:June 21, 2025, 10:05 IST
The Pacers, led by Tyrese Haliburton, have made NBA history as the first team to possess 8 players who have scored at least 200 points each a playoffs series.
The Indiana Pacers have taken the NBA Playoffs by storm and are now one win away from eternal glory (AFP)
Nothing is ever more elegant and eloquent than watching the rock being passed all across the court.
And in this NBA postseason, the Indiana Pacers have proven to all that they are the masters of the art.
Despite all odds and doubts, the Pacers, led by the ever-so-unselfish Tyrese Haliburton, have dominated their opposition so far with their selfless play, which has stumped all those who have faced them so far.
And their efforts have skyrocketed them to a winner-takes-all Game 7 in the NBA Finals against the OKC Thunder, who were completely outdone by the Pacers in Game 6.
The Pacers’ ideology of making the right play always has also resulted in them creating history, becoming the first team in NBA history to have a whopping 8 players to score at least 200 points each in a single playoff run.
Former NBA Champion Pascal Siakam (456) leads the pack, followed by their leader, Tyrese Haliburton (390).
Defensive and rebounding giant Myles Turner (311) comes third in the list, while breakout ballers Aaron Nesmith (288), Andrew Nembhard (272), and Bennedict Mathurin (219) have also pulled their own weight.
NBA Slam Dunk Champion and Pacers’ leading scorer in Game 6, Obi Toppin (216), joins in, followed by the ever-underappreciated yet undeniable T.J. McConnell (202) to round off the scorers list.
And now, the Pacers have a chance to claim the first NBA championship for a franchise that won three American Basketball Association titles before joining the NBA as part of the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.
“The narratives are going to be almost poison,” Haliburton said. “To talk about what this would mean to our city and our organization and legacy talk, and how we played so well and now the pressure is on (the Thunder) … there’s going to be narratives that we can’t really pay attention to.
“We’ve got to control what we can. So much of these games has come down to who is going to start the fight from a physicality standpoint, take care of the ball better, rebound the ball better.
“Those are the important things that we need to focus on … we’ve got to be ready to compete in game seven.”
Their ultimate showdown against the Thunder on Sunday marks the 20th game seven in Finals history, and the first since 2016 — when the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors on their home floor to complete their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit and claim the title.
After training in the field of broadcast media, Siddarth, as a sub-editor for News18 Sports, currently dabbles in putting together stories, from across a plethora of sports, onto a digital canvas. His long-term…Read More
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