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Tyrese Haliburton laughed on the last Saturday night when he shot at the New York Knicks fan, Ben Stiller, on social networks after the victory of the Eastern Conference of Indiana.
Haliburton had 21 points, 13 assists and three robberies when the Pacers won the game 6, 125-108. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 31 points and Obi Toppin had 18 points from the bank.
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The Indiana Pacers guard, Tyrese Haliburton, holds the trophy after the Pacers won game 6 of the East Conference finals against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Haliburton and his other teammates of the Pacers entered the Casa de Campo de Gainbridge with All Black, alluding to have a funeral for the Knicks and the series. He wore a black canvas bag with him as he walked through the sand corridor. Stiller had some words in X.
“Luckily he brought his canvas for the flight to New York,” he wrote.
After the game, Haliburton replied.
“No, I had to pack them,” Haliburton wrote.
It will be the first time that the Pacers will compete in the NBA finals since 2000, when the reggie Miller and Rik Smit team ralves with the Los Angeles Lakers. The franchise has never won an NBA championship, but had three titles of the American Basketball Association before the merger.
Ben Stiller, on the right, and Timothée Chalamet attend game 4 of the ESA conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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The coach of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle, knows that there is still a great challenge ahead.
“This is not time to explode champagne,” he said. “When you get to this point of the season, they are two teams and it is a goal. So it becomes something or nothing and we understand the magnitude of it.”
Indiana Pacers Guard, Tyrese Haliburton, left, celebrates with his father, John Haliburton, after winning game 6 of the East Conference finals against the New York Knicks in Indianapolis, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
The Pacers will meet with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final, starting on Thursday. The Thunder were the best NBA team throughout the season. Oklahoma City defeated Indiana in both clashes during the regular season.
