The Indiana Pacers will get another crack at closing out the Eastern Conference Finals when they face the New York Knicks on Saturday night in Game 6 at home.

The Indiana Pacers are going to be without forward Jarace Walker for at least the first two games of the 2025 NBA Finals, coach Rick Carlisle said Monday, three days ahead of the team's Game 1 showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder .

Indiana defeated the New York Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The win marks the Pacers' first appearance in the NBA Finals in 25 years, a feat they last achieved in 2000, when they also defeated the Knicks in six games in the Eastern finals.