NBA Makes Tyrese Haliburton Announcement Before 2025 Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Behind the stellar play of Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, the Indiana Pacers are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. They will face the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder bring arguably their best team in franchise history into the NBA Finals, led by MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a strong group of players alongside him.

Here's a previously unbelievable sentence that became increasingly believable in the past 18 months: The Indiana Pacers will play in the NBA Finals for just the second time ever -- and Tyrese Haliburton is the biggest reason why.