Twenty-five years after their defeat against the Lakers in 2000, the Pacers are back in the final. On Saturday evening, Pascal Siakam, elected MVP of this final of the East Conference, is his teammates validated their ticket by winning largely at home (125-108) in match 6 against seafood in particular by their numerous ball losses.
The Pacers have been waiting for this since 2000 and their defeat (4-2) against the Lakers. Twenty-five years later, the Indianapolis franchise in the NBA final is back. At the dawn to receive New York again, Saturday evening on the prosecution of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in match 6 of this East conference final which seemed almost promised since the start of the Indiana players, there was only one victory for the Pacers to be able to validate their ticket for the final, twenty-five years later, and thus join OKC and the MVP of the regular season Shai Gilgeous-Alexander final.
An opportunity too good for Pascal Siakam and her teammates to let her pass. Two days after drinking the cup at Madison Square Garden against Knicks who had certainly shown a completely different face that evening in match 5, the Cameroonian winger, logically elected MVP of this final in the East-he finished best marker on his team on Saturday, with 31 points and a sumptuous 10 out of 18 on the shooting-the hosts of Victor Wembanyama and Spurs Arena last January in the two NBA Paris Games games gave a final lesson (125-108), this time decisive to New Yorkers who notably paid a high price on Saturday their large number of ball losses (17).
Haliburton unleashed in the last quarter
The Knicks, despite the efforts of their two superstars Jalen Brunson (14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 interception) and Karl-Anthony Towns (22 points and 14 rebounds), but especially of an excellent OG Anunoby (24 points) definitely sank in second half (34-23 in the third quarter) against Indiana and a Tyrese Haliburton To rejoin his box in the last period, with 11 of his 21 points of the evening in the last twelve minutes, while Andew Nembhard, author of a huge work in defense on Brunson, compiled 14 points and 8 assists. The Thunder, which will receive the Pacers in match 1 Thursday evening, is warned: Siakam and his family dream of offering their franchise the first ring in its history.
