Indiana has not made the NBA Finals since 2000, and has never won an NBA title. Rick Carlisle last coached in the Finals with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, and he knows his team is close.

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.

The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference Finals after eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games during the second round, and Tyrese Haliburton isn’t taking this for granted.

The funny thing about the NBA is that any goodwill or respect a team builds up in the regular season can totally disappear based on how that same team performs

Tyrese Haliburton reveals text exchange with LeBron James after Indiana Pacers advance to East Finals, eliminating Cleveland Cavaliers.

After the Cleveland Cavaliers' season came to a disappointing end with Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, star guard Donovan Mitchell wasn't ready to go home just yet.

Max Strus sent a group text message to motivate his teammates. Then he went scoreless as the Cavaliers lost Game 5.