After a disappointing loss in Game 5, with Tyrese Haliburton scoring just eight points on seven shots, the Indiana Pacers were asked to adjust the sliders for Game 6, focusing more on aggression than could be easily seen in the box score
Indiana Pacers Sweep Knicks
The Indiana Pacers swept the Knicks on Saturday, leaving them without a championship since 1973. But after reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 after a second consecutive first-round exit, they can at least feel like they’re getting close.
What Makes The Pacers Different
It’s a playing style that emphasizes collective impact over individual impact that makes the Pacers different and special, that has made them one of the best teams in the NBA for nearly six months … and now, has made them Eastern Conference champions.
The Three Point Record
They re-signed OG Anunoby to the biggest contract in team history, then traded five first-round picks in the deal to acquire Bridges from Brooklyn. Just as they were set to start training camp, the Knicks traded two starters in All-Star Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, who had just set his own single-season 3-point record, to acquire Towns from Minnesota.
Brunson Said
Most confident. Extremely confident,” Brunson said when asked if he believed the Knicks had a group that could win
Knicks Will Regret This Opportunity
He Knicks will certainly regret letting this opportunity slip away, as they were never able to recover from a Game 1 loss at home when they lost a 14-point lead in the final 2:45 of the fourth quarter. So, naturally, there was disappointment.
Haliburton Said
I thought we did a great job of staying together as a group and not worrying about the outside noise,” Haliburton said. “Internally, we had expectations coming in here. It’s not a surprise to any of us, because we wanted to do what we set out to do. … I thought we did a great job, like I mentioned earlier, of staying in the present as much as possible
