Confession: I didn't watch one second of the 1st half and just checked the score now. The box score says it all. Not much defense is being played. The difference is the Knicks are overwhelmingly dominating the o-glass, Brunson is going off and the Pacers are proving they don't belong here. The Pacers are tissue paper. Unless it's worth my while, I won't turn on TNT until the 2nd game.
Haliburton didn’t even try tonight 9 shots? the Pacers are not competitive when he’s not aggressive, and he should’ve received that message after game 3 9 shots on the road is ridiculous…c’mon
Reminds me of Harden. Stops shooting because he probably doesn't want to be the reason they lose. But him doing this doesn't even them a chance.
Thibs is a f***ing basketball terrorist This is such a fun and likeable Knicks team but they're all on their last ropes because he doesn't know how to put in a gd bench player
Bill Simmons is getting off every time a Knicks player gets injured. His Celtics are about to have the easiest road to the Finals in NBA history and he couldn't be prouder.
The Pacers are unusually balanced and don't fit the star-driven mentality Another team win (although Siakam led the charge): 6 players with 11+ points All starters had 6-8 rebounds 7 players had at least 3 assists No player had more than one turnover, 8 team turnovers, while constantly pushing tempo 36 bench points 35 assists on 49 made FGs
Coach Thibedeau always running his players to the ground. The East finals are going to suck if the Knicks make it. Pacers may have a little more fight in them since they arent dealing with as many injuries.
I really hate how easy the Celtics have had it. Bill Simmons was bragging about the Celtics Eastern Conference playoff run in the last decade like it's been a dynasty on par with the Spurs or Warriors. Can't stand him.
if i was thibs' gm, i'd only spend money on 6 players. the rest can be vet mins or cheat rookie contracts since coach won't play the anyway. he does make a gm's job much easier.
