Tyrese Haliburton's First Post After Pacers' East Finals Win Against Knicks

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 8:39 AM ET

For the first time in his career, Tyrese Haliburton is headed to the NBA Finals.

This is after the Indiana Pacers took down the New York Knicks, 125-108, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night to win the series, 4-2.

Haliburton logged a 21-point, 13-assist double-double, to go along with six rebounds, three steals and two triples, as he helped lead Indiana to a series-clinching win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Not long after the final buzzer, the two-time All-Star took to social media to share his first post after securing an NBA Finals berth.

"mood," he posted, sharing a clip from Keanu Reeves' 2001 film "Hardball," as the kids in the movie repeatedly say, "We're going to the ship."

mood pic.twitter.com/iUXxAMKQ9w
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) March 16, 2019

Haliburton was clearly in a jovial mood after beating the Knicks, and he just had to express his delight on X.

Up next for the Pacers is a matchup against the newly crowned NBA Most Valuable Player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 1 is on Thursday at Oklahoma City as the Thunder hold home-court advantage in the series.

Haliburton and Co. have an extremely tough test ahead of them against a Thunder side that is firmly intent in becoming the 2025 NBA champs. At the same time, however, the Pacers are also very confident in their ability to win it all this season.

At this point, Indiana is just four wins away from its first-ever NBA championship. It won't be an easy task, but the Pacers have no intention of settling for a participation medal in the Finals.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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