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Tyrese Haliburton got the last laugh on Saturday night as he fired back on New York Knick’s fan Ben puts on social media after Indiana’s Eastern Conference Finals win.
Haliburton had 21 points, 13 assists and three steals when Pacers won Game 6, 125-108. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 31 points and Obi Toppin had 18 points from the bench.
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Indiana Pacers Vagt Tyrese Haliburton holds up the trophy after Pacers won Game 6 in the eastern conference final against New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Haliburton and his other Pacers teammates entered Gainbridge Fieldhouse wearing everything black, referring to having a funeral for knicks and the series. He wore a black duffel bag with him as he walked through the Arena’s corridor. Stiller had some words on X.
“Good thing he brought his duffel to the flight to new,” he wrote.
After the game, Haliburton fired back.
“Nah, should pack you up,” Haliburton wrote.
It will be the first time Pacers is competing in the NBA final since 2000, when Reggie Miller and Rik Smits-led team ran into Los Angeles Lakers. The franchise has never won an NBA championship, but had three American Basketball Association titles before the merger.
Ben Stiller, Right and Timothée Chalamet participate in games 4 in the eastern conference final between Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Pacer’s head coach Rick Carlisle knows that there is still a big challenge ahead.
“This is not time to pop champagne,” he said. “When you get to this point of the season, it’s two teams and it’s a goal. So it becomes an all or nothing and we understand the size of it.”
Indiana Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton, left, celebrates with his father, John Haliburton, after winning match 6 in the eastern conference final against New York Knicks in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Pacers meets Oklahoma City Thunder in the final, starting on Thursday. Thunder was the best team in the NBA all season. Oklahoma City defeated Indiana in both matchups during the regular season.
