00:00Sa ikalawang sunod na taon, aabante sa Eastern Conference Finals,
00:04ang NBA Playoffs, ang Indiana Pacers matapos silang tuldokan ang season
00:09ng Cleveland Cavaliers sa Game 5 nitong miyerkoles.
00:13Yan ang ulat ng aking teammate na si Daniel Oclares.
00:18Muling pinatunayan ng Indiana Pacers na hindi basihan ang regular season standings
00:24para mamayagpag sa NBA Playoffs.
00:26Bilang No. 4 seed na gawang makabalik ng Pacers sa Eastern Conference Finals ngayong season,
00:33matapos na tuluyang pataobin ang No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers sa Game 5 nito lamang miyerkoles sa score na 114-105.
00:43Pero hindi naging madali para sa Indiana na tuluyang isara ang serye
00:47lalo na't nakarap nila ang desperadong Cavaliers na naglaro sa harap ng kanilang home court sa Game 5.
00:54Magandang naging panimula ng Cavs na nakapagtalapa ng 19-point advantage sa second quarter
01:01bago ito tuluyang burahin ng Pacers dahil na rin sa mainit na outside shooting ng all-star guard na si Tyrus Halliburton.
01:09Papasok ng second half, lamang pa ang Cleveland ng single digit
01:13pero dahan-dahang nakuha ng Indiana ang momentum ng laro.
01:17Sa 7 minutes at 4 second mark ng ikatlong kanto, umabanti na ang Pacers kasunod ng outside shot mula kay Pascal Siakam.
01:25Mula noon, hindi na binitawan ng Pacers ang kalamangan at nagawang mapigilan ang anumang comeback attempt ng Cavaliers.
01:34Sa crunch time, isang 8-2 run ang pinakawalan ng Indiana para tuluyang idispat siya ang Cavs
01:40at makuha ang unang tiket sa Eastern Conference Finals.
01:44Sa kabuuan, nakapagtala si Halliburton ng 31 points, 8 assists at 6 rebounds
01:50para pangunahan ang Pacers samantalang nakapag-ambag sa Siakam ng 21 markers, 8 boards at 5 dimes.
01:57It's a special feeling, to be honest with you.
02:00I'm not gonna sit here and talk like I got so many years of experience, you know, I'm in my fifth year.
02:05But something I've learned from my vets and just being in the NBA for enough time is to not take winning for granted, you know.
02:13And this is a special time, you know, back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals.
02:18We're not done.
02:19We still got, you know, a ways to go.
02:21But it's a special feeling, man.
02:23You know, watching the lottery last night, I remember being at the, being our representative at the lottery a couple years ago
02:28and not wanting to, you know, to go back.
02:32So, it's special, man.
02:34Never take it for granted.
02:35And for me, it's just like, we have a great opportunity.
02:38Last year, like, we literally were where we was at last year.
02:41And, you know, when we got in the summer, we talked about getting better.
02:44Like, you know, this is the opportunity now to get better.
02:47I'm sure that we took a step.
02:48And that's the mentality that we're going, you know, we have going into the next games is
02:54we have a real opportunity and we can't, we can't take it for granted.
02:58I can't stress it enough.
02:59Nakakaharap ng Pacers sa East Finals ang mananalo sa serye sa pagitan ng Boston Celtics at New York Knicks.
03:08Samantala, sa Western Conference naman, naibulsa ng Oklahoma City Thunder ang pivotal Game 5 win
03:15kontra sa Denver Nuggets 112-105 para umangat ng 3-2 sa kanilang best of 7 semifinals.
03:23Nanguna para sa Thunder si Shea Gilgios Alexander na kumamada ng 31 points, 7 assists at 6 rebounds.
03:31Darulo Clores para sa Atletang Pilipino para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
