The Indiana Pacers completed an amazing playoff run, defeating the New York Knicks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals and advancing to the 2025 NBA Finals.

This team, known for its youth and speed, relied on an experienced veteran at critical moments - Pascal Siakam. After scoring 31 points in Game 6 of the series, Siakam won the Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Throughout the series, Siakam averaged 24.8 points per game, with a shooting percentage of 52.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 50%. He narrowly defeated his teammate Tyrese Haliburton in the MVP voting with 5 votes to 4.

It has been just over a year since the Indiana Pacers brought in Siakam from the Toronto Raptors through a trade. His joining has injected much-needed championship experience and key ball ability into the team. Regarding this journey, Siakam said with emotion: "From the first day I came here, I felt full of love. This experience is great."

As a member of the Toronto Raptors who won the championship in 2019, Siakam knows that the road to the finals is not easy: "I was only in my third year that year and I was just a young boy. At that time, I thought it would be easy to return to the finals, but now, I cherish it more because I know how difficult it is to get to this point."

Talking about the turning point of this round of the series, Siakam said bluntly: "We didn't play well in the fifth game, so we wanted to rebound. I believe in my teammates 100%. Whenever we are at a disadvantage, we can always find a way, and we did it in this game."

The Indiana Pacers will face the Western Conference champion and top seed Oklahoma City Thunder this Thursday. Whether the Indiana Pacers , who have returned to the finals after 25 years, can continue to create miracles will be the focus of fans.