For the second consecutive season, the Indiana Pacers exceeded expectations, pressed deep into the NBA playoffs, but fell short of ultimate victory.

Ingrained in T.J. McConnell’s path to the NBA Finals was a strong work ethic. The mindset allowed him to shine on basketball’s brightest stage last month.

Follow live updates and real-time coverage of NBA Finals game 7 as the Thunder and Pacers face off for the championship. Tyrese Haliburton was hurt in the first quarter.

It started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago.

The Indiana Pacers, rallying around injured star Tyrese Haliburton, crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 to force a deciding Game 7 in the NBA Finals. Haliburton, cleared to play with a right calf injury only a couple of hours before tipoff ...

On Friday morning, Indiana took to social media to share that McConnell has now made massive NBA Finals history. According to the Pacers' post on X, McConnell is the first bench player in NBA history to have 60 or more points, 25 or more assists, and 15 or more rebounds in the NBA Finals.

Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Indiana Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night.

Obi Toppin scored 20 points, and the resilient Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a Game 7 by rolling past the Thunder on Thursday night.

Follow IndyStar's live updates for the latest as Indiana Pacers fans gather to watch Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 22 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner recently took to social media to say goodbye to the Indiana Pacers and the fans after spending their first 10 years of his NBA career there.