The NBA Finals have become a best-of-three, as the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are knotted at two games apiece heading into Game 5 on Monday night.

The Pacers started the season 10-15, but now they're two wins away from their first NBA championship. They've earned our respect.

Indiana Pacers swingman Bennedict Mathurin had a final minute to forget Friday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Pacers head

Pat McAfee hyped up the crowd during Game 4 of the NBA Finals, hitting back at Indiana Pacers doubters – only to see Indy collapse soon after, allowing the Oklahoma City Thunder to even the series

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA final series against the Indiana Pacers feels like a return. Through four games of the Finals, their series unfolded almost identically to their Western Conference battle with the Denver Nuggets.

After taking a ten-point lead in Friday night's Game 4, the Indiana Pacers were seemingly on the brink of taking a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Oklahoma

What is a pacer? Much like another Indiana sport, it's tied to a horse, but also another part of Indiana's history.