After all, Indiana's franchise talisman tore up the New York Knicks to the tune of a 21-point, 10.5-assist, 6-rebound, 2.5-steal average over six Eastern Conference Finals (ECF) games. Suffice it to say, Ben Stiller wasn't the only Knicks-adjacent person feeling Haliburton's wrath over the last couple of weeks.

But it was star forward Pascal Siakam who won the MVP award for the Eastern Conference Finals. However, during his speech, Siakam admitted that he "wasn't the guy". "I'm happy, I'm blessed man. It's been a crazy journey.

The Pacers bounced back from their Game 5 defeat to complete a 4-2 series victory and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Oklahoma City Thunder represent their biggest challenge of the playoffs and rolled through the Western Conference bracket on the heels of their 68-win regular season.