The Indiana Pacers have taken the NBA by storm this year, overcoming hefty odds to make their way into the NBA Finals after beating the New York Knicks 4-2 to win the Eastern Conference.
The Pacers were +6600 before the start of the regular season to make it to the Finals, the longest odds for any team for the past four decades. Even after getting into the playoffs, their chances of winning the Eastern Conference were still only +8000.
Thunder are the last team standing in the way of the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship
Tyrese Haliburton has been the driving force behind the Pacers’ success so far, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are the last team standing in the way of the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship. The Pacers are heavy underdogs, so they’ll need to upset the oddsmakers once again to come out victorious in their first Finals appearance since 2000.
The action begins on Thursday when the Pacers travel to Oklahoma to try to secure an early lead in the series.
