Thunder shot 18% from three. Can’t lose that game if you’re Indy.
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In the OKC - Minnesota series the push off was not just legal for SGA, he was shooting free throws after doing it.
Everyone BUT tyrese disappeared at the end.
Mathurin made some nice plays but also couldn't hit a free throw.
Siakim, Turner, Nesmith were no-shows in the 4th quarter.
Nemhard was arguably maybe ok but he can't be the only one willing to try to score lol
Mathurin made some nice plays but also couldn't hit a free throw.
Siakim, Turner, Nesmith were no-shows in the 4th quarter.
Nemhard was arguably maybe ok but he can't be the only one willing to try to score lol
Joker has a few more years of prime but who knows what he’ll have around him, Luka and Wemby are kind of still wildcards to me.
You gotta take a chance once there. Maybe there were just too many obvious ones to choose from.
They shouldn't have to be 25 points better to squeak out a win.
Tyrese was throwing up some trash shots too. And looked shaky handling the ball under pressure. The whole team just flopped on offense down the stretch.
The calls that OKC gets and Indy doesn’t is criminal
Just climbed in their shell and hoped someone else would take the shot after a few misses.
Can't do that with a space and pace team. You have to rise up with confidence when you get a rhythms look to keep the offense in the flow of the game if nothing else.
Can't do that with a space and pace team. You have to rise up with confidence when you get a rhythms look to keep the offense in the flow of the game if nothing else.
Can I send Mathurin an invoice for what he owes me?
Show the replay of the foul
Tyrese and the way Indiana plays ball got me into the NBA again. All the doubters throughout the playoffs also. But here we are, the fake ****** world we live in. Sga is the worst example of an elite basketball player I have ever seen. Not saying the Pacers can't still win this, but it's all too apparent that the espn/disney has their say. You'd figure after all the heroics with Haliburton throughout the playoffs, an the way they've played okc harder than anyone that maybe the piles of crap would get on board. Nope, cause they know
Ya Tyrese shots weren't looking good, but he was getting downhill when they needed it most.
Yes, its a team flop. But Siakim was ECF mvp and more of an ISO guy. I could have lived with at least letting him try to cook when the wheels fell off.
He deserves to be singled out here. I'm surprised there's not more criticism of him here specifically.
Yes, its a team flop. But Siakim was ECF mvp and more of an ISO guy. I could have lived with at least letting him try to cook when the wheels fell off.
He deserves to be singled out here. I'm surprised there's not more criticism of him here specifically.
Game slowed down to half court possessions in the 4th, with everyone deferring to Tyrese and waiting for him to make a play. That’s not how the Pacers operate best.
Turners last 3 was ugly but that’s how they have to play - lots of ball movement to find great open looks. They just didn’t knock down their shots when it counted, and they looked timid.
I think the rest strategy worked out as OKC intensity was pretty high at the end.
Just call the obvious and1 fouls on Tyrese and the series shifts towards Indy.
1/6 calling obvious and1 at the rim in Finals on a star player. I have never seen that.
I think they only gave him one tonight because it’s gotten so ridiculous it’s a story. It’s not like he attacks the basket a lot, but he makes the shot and gets fouled often when he does.
The one they didn’t call tonight was absurd given some of the fouls OKC drew.
All the more reason Siakim needed to show why people thought what makes him good was an odd fit for the Pacers in the first place. He is the only one with the skill set to answer a half-court SGA iso slog.
He's also an NBA champ, and the ECF mvp, and a seasoned vet. Very disappointed he didn't step up here when they needed it most.
