The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks on Saturday to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals, and for his efforts in the series, Pacers forward Pascal Siakam won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP award.

No matter who wins the NBA Finals, the Pacers are not a fluke. They’re the real deal, proving that in Game 1 win a stunning comeback.

The Eastern Conference Finals MVP award is one of the NBA’s newer honors, given to the best player in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is named the Larry Bird Trophy, after one of the greatest basketball players in history.

Specifically, FS1’s media personality Craig Carton thinks the Pacers had the easiest path to the NBA Finals of any Eastern Conference team in NBA history.

The Indiana Pacers, led by 31 points from Pascal Siakam, beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 to close out the Eastern Conference finals at home and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.

The New York Knicks get a chance to even their best-of-seven series with the Indiana Pacers when they meet in Game 6 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals on Saturday. New York staved off elimination with a 111-94 win in Game 5 on Thursday.

What lessons can the Boston Celtics learn from the 2025 NBA Finals? The Celtics find themselves in a position they are not often in over the course of the last several years, watching the postseason unfold after an early exit in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round at the hands of the New York Knicks.

Inside the NBA” will continue on ESPN next season, but the show’s longtime relationship with TNT ends with the Eastern Conference finals.

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