Pacers chances of winning the championship are underestimated, Siakam may recreate James legend

NBA officials have begun to warm up the upcoming finals tiebreak battle, and the game is scheduled to be held on June 23. This tiebreaker is destined to be extremely fierce. If the Pacers, fourth in the East, win the championship, will be regarded as a super unpopular, because the Thunder ranks first in the league.

Siakam is the most stable player in the Pacers, averaging 32.8 minutes per game in six series, scoring 19.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 46.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.8%. In comparison, Halliburton's performance was slightly inferior, averaging 33.8 minutes per game, scoring 14.8 points, 6.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 44.7% and a three-point shooting percentage of 31.7%. If the Pacers win in the tiebreak and Halliburton doesn't burst with great numbers, then the FMVP is likely to spend Siakam, which shows that the Pacers' leader is actually Siakam and not Halliburton.

Although Pacers are highly regarded as a visiting team, BXR predicts that the Pacers will win the championship with a tiebreak of only 19.2%.

data predicts that the probability of media Polymarket winning the championship with a 4-3 record against the Pacers is only 29%.

ESPN even believes that the probability of the Thunder winning at home in the tiebreak is 59.3%, while the Pacers have only 40.7%. If the Pacers can be upset at their opponents at home, history will be made. Since 1974, there are only three teams that have won the away team in the finals when the 3-3 draw. If the Pacers become the fourth team in 2025, it will set a record in 51 years, making the fourth away team successfully win the championship.

From 1988 to 2025, the only away teams that entered the tiebreak final and won the Cavaliers in 2016. LeBron James led the team to a historic 1-3 comeback with his outstanding performance. If Siakam can replicate James' miracle in 2016, he has the chance to enter the top ten active stars.