Along with former NBA champion and eventual Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam, the Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks and upset the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games each. They then traded haymakers with the New York Knicks in a heated six-game series that produced plenty of viral moments.

The Finals have not yet started, but OKC coach Mark Daigneault has already made a notable change. The Thunder are starting wing Cason Wallace in Game 1 and big man Isaiah Hartenstein will come off the bench. The Thunder are going smaller against the high-pace Pacers.

Here we go! The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder start the NBA Finals tonight at the Paycom Center. Indiana, which last made the Finals in 2000 and is seeking its first NBA championship,