According to David Aldridge of The Athletic, the Pacers did not make the right moves this offseason. In fact, he ranked their offseason as the third worst in the entire NBA. Aldridge essentially blames the Tyrese Haliburton injury as the biggest reason for them not to make many moves this summer.

Indiana hans't faced a team that has quite figured out how to deal with the incredible combination of elite passing by position across the roster and hot shooting. A whopping 68.9 percent of the Pacers' buckets are assisted on in these playoffs. A lot of that starts with Tyrese Haliburton, who is arguably the best passer in the NBA.

The Indiana will try to exorcise the demons of its decades-long, snake-bitten history and actually win the title when the Pacers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.

Indiana eliminated New York in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden last May. This is not the same Pacers team that found themselves facing 1-0 deficits in all three of last year's series.