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David is one triumph away from taking down Goliath.
The Indiana Pacers person scratched and clawed their mode to forcing a Game 7 against the heavy favored Oklahoma City Thunder.
Game 7 connected Sunday nighttime whitethorn beryllium successful Oklahoma City, but erstwhile Pacers prima Jalen Rose has a (rather not surprising) bold prediction.
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Jalen Rose, #5 of the Indiana Pacers, handles the shot during the crippled against the Chicago Bulls connected April 9, 1997, astatine the Market Square Arena successful Indianapolis, IN. (Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
"All Indy each day," helium told Fox News Digital astatine Fanatics Fest successful New York connected Friday.
Rose raved astir Tyrese Haliburton, who has had his just stock of memorable playoff moments this year. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, helium mimicked Pacers fable Reggie Miller with a choke signal. In Game 1 of this series, helium deed a game-winner with 0.3 seconds left.
Haliburton played 23 minutes successful Game 6 arsenic helium deals with a reported calf strain, but if helium gets adjacent amended by Sunday, Rose thinks his prediction is adjacent much obvious.
"I conscionable privation Haliburton is steadfast for Game 7. If he's acceptable to go, Indiana's gonna triumph it," helium claimed.
"He tin dribble, walk and shoot, helium makes radical astir him better, helium has an infectious smile. I'm truly rooting for him, I'm truly rooting for the team, and he's going to support getting better."
Tyrese Haliburton, #0 of the Indiana Pacers, celebrates during the crippled against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game Six of the 2025 NBA Finals connected June 19, 2025, astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The Pacers won Game 1 due to the fact that of Haliburton, and adjacent took a 2-1 bid pb aft winning the 3rd crippled of the series. The Thunder past began to amusement wherefore they won 68 games successful the regular season, winning each of the adjacent two.
But with the Pacers' 108-91 triumph connected Thursday, Oklahoma City has outscored Indiana by conscionable 7 full points successful the full series.
A triumph for the Pacers connected Sunday would springiness them their archetypal NBA championship. They won 3 ABA titles successful the aboriginal 1970s.
Jalen Rose astatine JAY-Z's 40/40 Club during Fanatics Fest NYC held astatine the Javits Center connected June 20, 2025, successful New York, New York. (Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images)
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As for Oklahoma City, it would beryllium their archetypal title since 1979 erstwhile they were the Seattle SuperSonics.
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