The Bob Cousy Trophy belongs to the Pacers for winning the East. The Larry O’Brien Trophy is now four wins away, when Indy and Oklahoma City tip off the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV, June 5 on ABC (8:30 ET).

Here are the winners and losers from the closeout game of the Eastern Conference finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks:

The Indiana Pacers entered Saturday night with a 3-2 series lead and a golden opportunity to close out the series on their home floor—and they did just that, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.

Alex Caruso is the only current Oklahoma City Thunder player who has previous experience playing in the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks get a chance to even their best-of-seven series with the Indiana Pacers when they meet in Game 6 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference finals on Saturday. New York staved off elimination with a 111-94 win in Game 5 on Thursday.

With the playoffs being so much more physical than the regular season, LeBron James wants the officiating to help ease teams into the change.