The 3 with the shot clock expiring won the game for the Pacers. I've always thought that, psychologically speaking, that's the easiest shot in basketball because you have no choice, you have to shoot it. No pressure.
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Summary of series for those who missed some games:
Game 1:
Pacers played OK, good enough to win
Knicks played a little worse than Pacers but had some great individual performances
Tyrese had his worst playoff game pretty clearly
Ref heavily threw game toward NYN, lots of controversial calls and they all went New York's way
Game 2:
Pacers played better
Knicks played a LOT better, very good game
Tyrese played a lot better, looked to score more than regular season and overall All Star level line
Officiating not bad, NY just would have beat about anybody at home that day
Game 3:
Both teams played very inconsistent, big stretches of good and bad for both
Tyrese basically won the game when they blew a huge lead and were down by 9, he came back in the game and scored 7 in a row and assisted on another for a quick 9 points that got Pacers back in it incredibly quick
Not great officiating but the tough breaks went both ways unlike game 1
Tyrese grades by game:
1: D
2: B
3: A - Nearly single handedly cut the 9 point defecit after Pacers blew a big lead, still didn't play great defense but also his best defensive game and had some good defensive plays. 35 points on high shooting %.
Game 1:
Pacers played OK, good enough to win
Knicks played a little worse than Pacers but had some great individual performances
Tyrese had his worst playoff game pretty clearly
Ref heavily threw game toward NYN, lots of controversial calls and they all went New York's way
Game 2:
Pacers played better
Knicks played a LOT better, very good game
Tyrese played a lot better, looked to score more than regular season and overall All Star level line
Officiating not bad, NY just would have beat about anybody at home that day
Game 3:
Both teams played very inconsistent, big stretches of good and bad for both
Tyrese basically won the game when they blew a huge lead and were down by 9, he came back in the game and scored 7 in a row and assisted on another for a quick 9 points that got Pacers back in it incredibly quick
Not great officiating but the tough breaks went both ways unlike game 1
Tyrese grades by game:
1: D
2: B
3: A - Nearly single handedly cut the 9 point defecit after Pacers blew a big lead, still didn't play great defense but also his best defensive game and had some good defensive plays. 35 points on high shooting %.
Great shooters (like Steph) and players whose only role is to shoot 3s (JJ Reddick) always shoot in rhythm but there's no option for hesitation in that situation that good and average shooters have sometimes.
In the regular season and especially in that All Star game Tyrese was shooting crazy long 3s with no hesitation and they were really going in. He's gotten a little of it back in these last two games, first game it looked like it was gone.
I mostly like Brunson in terms of fun player to watch, but him crying for three free throws at the end there is pretty horrible. I'm not sure it was even close to a foul. When star players get calls like that it breaks the game and a lot legendary players I've seen would not have begged to the refs on such a far fetched one like that.
I've liked him quite a bit in general, but he definitely is developing a bad habit of whining after every call.
He gets a lot of calls because he does force a lot of contact, you can't be a grown man and cry about not getting three free throws there. I probably stop watching the NBA if that's consistently a foul (it was purely nothing) and I'm a massive fan of 40ish years.
He also bangs a lot on purpose and depends on not getting called for the 30ish offensive fouls he commits per game. Some scrub player or rookie would get fouled out if they tried his signature moves.
Damn 38 min and 35 points for Tyrese in the W tonight!
Here’s my thought how Indy can win this…
Win game 4 and 6 at home any way you can.
Win game 5 or 7 on the road by having a full 48 minutes of their crazy record setting offense from regular season. They did this first half of game 2 scoring over 70 in first half, insane for playoffs. Somehow they need two halves like that of the ball not even touching the floor.
Win game 4 and 6 at home any way you can.
Win game 5 or 7 on the road by having a full 48 minutes of their crazy record setting offense from regular season. They did this first half of game 2 scoring over 70 in first half, insane for playoffs. Somehow they need two halves like that of the ball not even touching the floor.
I mean, the only reason tonight's game was close was the Knick's being absurdly hot from 3. If that one dude shoots normal, Pacers win pretty easily. I have to imagine a longer series favors Indy, with their longer bench and more distributed scoring load. That said, I do think evening the series at 2-2 is crucial for them.
Josh Hart has had 5 minutes of rest this entire series, and they all came tonight.
He also made some mistakes tonight after being virtually flawless rest of playoffs.
Inside the growing rivalry between two of the best guards in the East
Two of the NBA's best point guards -- Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson -- are developing a rivalry fueled by this year's playoffs and the Team USA Olympic roster.
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Alright someone from ABC needs to tell the screeching lady to pipe down.
