Pacers forward Pascal Siakam was named MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals as Indiana closed out New York in Game 6 Saturday night. Siakam prevailed in a close race, topping teammate Tyrese Haliburton by a 5-4 margin in voting by a panel of media members (X link).

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam got into a strange back-and-forth with veteran columnist Gregg Doyel after the New York Knicks' crucial Game 5 victory on Thursday night.

With a shot at clinching an NBA Finals berth in Thursday’s Eastern Conference Game 5, the Pacers stars were almost invisible while Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way to force a