Indiana Pacers fan lists out why them winning the NBA Championship would be one for the history books

The 2025 NBA season is coming to an end, and the Indiana Pacers have beat quite a few odds and some of the best teams this season to get a spot in the finals. The final run between the Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunders will start on June 5 at the Paycom Center, and fans are already making assumptions about who will take the trophy home.

A Pacers fan recently took to Reddit to list out quite a few reasons, showing how, if they win, it could be a playoff season for the books in NBA history.

Indiana Pacers advancing to the NBA Finals has fans talking

The Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 4-2 during the Eastern Conference Finals to take their spot in the NBA Finals. They will be up against the Oklahoma City Thunders, who beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, 4-1. Before that, the Pacers crossed off the Cleveland Cavaliers during the Conference Semifinals, 4-1, which was a feat on its own, given the Cavaliers had a 64-18 run during the regular season, compared to the Pacers' 50-32 one.

That's 14 more wins for the Cavaliers, but the Pacers have shown their grit and determination during the playoff season, becoming a team everyone was on the lookout for. And now, a Pacers fan has a whole list of reasons showcasing why it could be "one of the greatest playoff runs of all time" if the Indiana Pacers ended up winning the NBA Finals. User @arsenic8787, who proclaims to be a Pacers fan, posted on the r/nba subreddit about his thoughts on what it could mean for the game if the team ends up defeating the Thunders during the finals.

And he is not just saying it because he is emotionally charged with the Pacers making it to the finals after winning the Conference Finals. He has quite a few facts and figures to back him in his assumptions, and fans couldn't help but notice. As mentioned by the fan, "Pacers had the lowest odds to win the finals at the start of the season," and they had a pretty hard time making it to the Playoffs. They were the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference, after the Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, and the New York Knicks.

Indiana Pacers beat multiple odds to make it to the finals

It is also true that the team does not have a true superstar scorer or defensive star. Moreover, the Indiana Pacers' best player, Tyrese Haliburton, was voted as the "most overrated" at the start of the playoffs by anonymous NBA players. Fortunately for him, he is showing everyone his worth with every game played.

The Pacers haven't been in the NBA finals in the last 25 years, so the fact that they made it to the finals this season against all odds speaks for itself.

The chances of them winning against the Thunders are also pretty slim. The Thunders currently have the 6th highest odds to win the finals since 1968, when the Boston Celtics won the finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, in what was their tenth NBA Championship in twelve seasons.

But given they "have had multiple 20 point comebacks," this season, it's easy to see why the Pacers fans are so deeply invested this time around. But even if things don't go their way in the finals, the Pacers have already made their fans immensely happy with what they have achieved this season. Also Read: Caitlin Clark trolls Jalen Brunson courtside after Tyrese Haliburton’s three as Indiana Pacers eliminate New York Knicks in Game 6