One of the big reasons for Indiana's strong performance was backup point guard T.J. McConnell. McConnell has been playing exceptional basketball in the NBA Finals. He continued that trend in Game 6, scoring 12 points to go along with nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals in just 24 minutes.

The two best words in sports are “Game Seven”—and that’s exactly what basketball fans are in for on Sunday night when the Indiana Pacers travel to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.

One of my most vivid memories of covering the NBA is watching T.J. McConnell shoot 3-pointers in an off-site practice gym. It was 2018 and the 76ers were in Miami playing the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.