Reggie Miller Lit the Flame This Team Rekindled It: Pacers Back In NBA Finals After 25 Years

The Indiana Pacers punched their ticket to the NBA Finals in front of a sold out crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday night for the first time in 25 years. The final score in Game 6 was 125-108 with the Pacers winning the series 4-2. This team is on a magical ride and only need four more wins to secure Indiana’s first NBA championship. Lets take a look at the season they have had and also look ahead to the NBA Finals against OKC.

Pacers Season In A Snapshot

The Pacers had a rough start to the season with the team having some injury concerns with Andrew Nembhard dealing with a hamstring injury through the first part of the season. The team would win the first game of the regular season against Detroit and then lose three in a row. They would go 5-5 through the first 10 games of the season. The first half of the season before the NBA All-Star break was, should I say, not up to the Pacers standard. They would go 16-18 in the first half of the season.

That would change after the new year when the team was finally healthy and ready to play Pacer basketball. The second half of the season they would go 34-14. That is a huge turn around overall they would end the regular season with a 50-32 record. This team has a great philosophy on how to play the game and that is as a team. That means its not just one or two players caring them its everyone.

Final Thoughts

When the Pacers won Game 6 there was only one person to hand over the Bob Cousy Trophy to the team was Reggie Miller who hoisted that same trophy 25 years ago. It was a fitting moment to see the fire that Miller lit so long ago be rekindle by this amazing group of men. The NBA Finals start June 5 on ABC. Stay tuned to Total Apex Sports for everything you need to know.