“That one hurts. I think that everyone, my teammates, the coaching staff, the franchise, we really wanted this victory. » Aaron Nesmith does not hide his disappointment after the defeat in the final of the NBA Tournament against the Lakers. Victory after victory, the Pacers had an appetite and saw themselves creating a surprise.
Especially after eliminating the Celtics and the Bucks, the two favorites of the season in the Eastern Conference. But even without the final victory, Rick Carlisle is pleased with the progress of his troops.
“I want to express the high level of pride I have for my players”delivers the coach for theIndy Star. “We had an incredible journey for five or six weeks. We brought attention to Pacer Nation, to this group of young players. It's obvious that now everyone knows Tyrese Haliburton. It was an incredible experience and we are grateful. We are disappointed but proud. »
A good experience for the future
Same speech from the Pacers playmaker. “We are doing great things to get here. We fought against big teams, we made the effort and it doesn’t happen by chance.”he believes.
The Indiana franchise, currently fifth in the Eastern Conference, must now capitalize on this successful experience.
“It is very important to live this experience, to feel the intensity, the light and the glitter, to discover what it means to be totally united in the effort to conquer a trophy,” analyzes Rick Carlisle. “The feeling we had before the game is something every athlete and every coach should feel. To make a friend of this feeling, to learn this, you have to live it. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 18 | 34.4 | 52.5 | 44.1 | 88.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| Myles Turner | 20 | 27.4 | 50.6 | 32.2 | 77.8 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 17.1 |
| Buddy Hield | 20 | 25.4 | 45.0 | 38.8 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| Obi Toppin | 20 | 24.7 | 61.2 | 36.8 | 80.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 20 | 24.7 | 43.6 | 35.8 | 78.9 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Bruce Brown, Jr. | 20 | 31.8 | 47.2 | 35.6 | 84.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 12.6 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 18 | 24.3 | 54.1 | 44.3 | 63.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 10.9 |
| Jalen Smith | 14 | 15.4 | 70.7 | 66.7 | 74.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 10.0 |
| Tj Mcconnell | 14 | 14.3 | 56.1 | 16.7 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 17 | 18.1 | 45.6 | 24.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Nwora | 5 | 14.6 | 41.2 | 26.7 | 75.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 12 | 13.0 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| Jarace Walker | 5 | 8.1 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Ben Sheppard | 9 | 6.5 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Daniel Theis | 1 | 8.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
