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  • 6/20/2025

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00:00Welcome once again the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV will this be the
00:06final game of the NBA season or will we get a game seven right now let's get
00:12tonight's starting lineups which are brought to you by Ford we send it to
00:17Pacers public address announcer Troy pepper now let's be the starter for
00:24tonight's game zips first the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City
00:28Thunder six five four from Santa Clara wearing the rating Jalen Williams
00:42714 from Gonzaga wearing the resemblance Chet Holmgren
00:49a seven-foot center from Germany wearing number 55 Isaiah Hardenstatt
00:55a 6'4 golf players over the state number five Lou Dort
01:02a 6'6 golf from Kentucky number two Jay Gilchrist Alexander
01:09the head coach for Thunder is Mark Dignall the Oklahoma City Thunder
01:17now fans
01:22let's meet your
01:25Pacers
01:30Indy
01:33Indy
01:37First time in 25 years
01:40we're going to the NBA Finals
01:45Aliver he backs up
01:53and unloads
01:54oh that did not happen
01:56and Turner made a beat a three
01:59blocked by Turner
02:00Aliver
02:00lobs at the top and
02:02rising above the floor
02:04my goodness
02:07they're looking for the knockout
02:09they're trying to look out for the knockout here
02:12blocked the behind
02:13not the roof
02:14shoot Camille with a
02:16spin against Williams
02:19look at this guy
02:20as he spun into the lane and spun it home
02:22Aliver
02:23he'll slam it with the right hand
02:25he's to finish that
02:26what a play
02:27wow
02:27Toppin
02:29thundering it down
02:30long shot Aliver
02:31oh
02:32Tyrese Aliver
02:34it's gone man
02:35I know y'all never stop believing either
02:36I know y'all never stop believing
02:38Aliver
02:38jump shot
02:39it's gone
02:40it's gone
02:41we don't quit man
02:42we don't quit in this city baby
02:44Pacer players make some noise
02:49it is
02:50game
02:51time
02:54let's meet tonight's start of the Eastern Conference Champions
02:58your Indiana Pacers
03:00a 684
03:05from Cameroon
03:07wearing number 43
03:09Pascal Siakam
03:13a 664
03:21from Vanderbilt
03:22wearing number 23
03:24Aaron Niiiis Smith
03:28Aaron Niiiis Smith
03:29Aaron Niiiis Smith
03:32a 611
03:34sinner from Texas
03:35wearing number 33
03:37Miles
03:38Turner
03:40from Gonzaga
03:48wearing number 2
03:50Andrew
03:51Mel
03:53And a six-by-go from Iowa State
04:23Well, it has been such a compelling series so far through the first five games
04:35The usual rollercoaster ride in a playoff series as we get set for game six
04:41In game one the Pacers stunning the Thunder on the road Tyrese Halliburton with an iconic playoff shot game to the bench
04:48Broke Casey comes back and ties things up game three another
04:51Fantastic bench performance
04:54Matherin has 27 and the Pacers score up two to one and then right now what has been the pivotal game in the series game four
05:01Okay, see comes from behind on the road SGA with clutch bucket after clutch bucket
05:07Meanwhile game five Jalen Williams with a 40 piece and here we are three games to two of course again
05:13Essential number one topic for Indiana is Tyrese Halliburton. He knows with this strain calf
05:19He's playing with a risk with more. We check in once again with Lisa
05:22Yeah, Mike
05:23We asked Tyrese what those risks are and he said to us it happened in the finals a few years ago
05:28He was of course referring to the Achilles injury suffered by Kevin Durant in 2019
05:33Duran had also been trying to play through a cap string
05:37So Halliburton knows what could happen
05:39He said he's had a lot of honest conversations with a lot of people about it
05:43But said if he didn't at least give it a chance
05:45It would be a decision he'd regret for the rest of his life
05:49All right, Lisa and a decision for Halliburton and instead if he's not doing well
05:55He's got to say I'm not ready tonight
05:57The not doing well part I understand when it comes to the risk players wait their entire
06:04Lives to be in this moment. I waited 15 years to be in this moment
06:09He is going to be on that court no matter what and I truly respect it
06:14And we've seen so many times
06:16Adrenaline takes over
06:19Sometimes not that you forget about the injury
06:21But you've got a lot of other things on your mind as they try and keep their season alive
06:24It has been a magnificent season for these indiana pacers
06:28They do not want it to end on their home floor in front of these great fans tonight
06:37And doris will be so fascinating to see the mental side for okc how they handle
06:42Knowing that they've got a game seven or they have the killer instinct tonight
06:46So mark dagno has spent the last couple of days saying to his guys you can't be thinking about seven
06:51You can't be thinking we're on the brink of a championship and don't worry about your family
06:56Indiana's thinking one thing we want to survive till sunday. We've got to be thinking
07:01Let's focus and execute. That's a good start
07:04Hartenstein focusing on the offensive rebound after a nice block from turner
07:08Nimhart goes right at sga ball knocked out of bounds last touch by the thunder
07:14Oh turner who's been one of the best shot blockers in these playoffs starts off well. They'll need a game from him
07:20He's such a barometer for the spacer team if he plays well. We've got a whistle off the ball
07:27And before the ball was inbounded
07:30I believe it's going to be isaiah hartenstein
07:32So it's going to be one shot and away from the play foul right away. We had a few of those in game four
07:40Looks like a line of scrimmage
07:43It sure does so it's one free throw and then possession
07:50And albert even when he came out for warm-ups there was such a roar
07:53And certainly aware
07:57Well, we saw it last year with porzingis coming back the juice the boost that the crowd got just from a player
08:04Attempting to go out there and help his team
08:07Miles turner can't get a default and homegrown the rebound. I like that tyrese got that first free throw
08:13Let him get something in the bucket. Let him see it go in. Maybe he can help him get a rhythm early
08:19Pacers force a turnover
08:21Halliburton
08:22Plenty of time his three-pointer that won't go. He has struggled shooting from three
08:26Even before the injuries missed his last 11 in these finals
08:35Gaylor williams coming off that absolute jewel of a game with 40 points in game five
08:40Last several games. He's been superb good boxing out that time from me smith
08:44Oh
08:47Siakam
08:50One-on-one spins kicks it out turner corner three
08:56And the ball goes out of bounds
08:58And a new 24 nothing gonna make it 14 on the shot clock the pacer ball again
09:03They don't get anything out of that possession
09:05But I have loved it when the pacers have started the basketball game going directly to siakam to get him established
09:11Neesmith runs to the corner and misses off to a slow start and missed their first four shots
09:20including three three-pointers
09:23SGA and Neymar they have battled every single game
09:28Neymar doing his very best and comes up with a steal
09:33Halliburton
09:36He likes to mismatch on hartenstein
09:39But hartenstein plays it well now gets inside the floater can't get it rebound knocked out of bounds last touched by the pacers
09:47But I like seeing tyrese get to that floater. It's that in-between game. Yes
09:51He's struggling for three, but he's more than just a three-point shooter
09:54It's hard to get all the way to the paint against this team, but that mid-range is available
09:59Holmgren
10:03Guarded by siakam
10:05Siakam has shown his defensive prowess in these finals, but all hunger what a move from a seven-footer come on mike
10:11How good is that siakam is a brilliant defensive player?
10:16Holmgren is just he is so dynamic
10:20Turner goes right at home and gets inside
10:23And hung room will pick up his foul good aggressive move for miles turner
10:26And we're watching
10:29Chet Holmgren
10:31Versus like you said an elite defender, but one thing he has is that size and that length of seven feet
10:37Pascal's doing everything he can sometimes you're just bigger taller more athletic
10:43That's a left-hand finger roll off a spin move by my seven-foot guy who's still so young who missed 39 games this season
10:51Who's really played very little nba basketball?
10:54pascal was
10:56Described to us by mark dagno as a draymond green level off the ball on the ball defender
11:01And he just got taken to the cup by holmgren. That is so good
11:06Turner one for two
11:07Holmgren you just see his confidence growing with every series with every great game
11:12He's had some ups and downs in the plows for lately
11:15Right on the markets Williams drives on knee smith tries again left-handed and banks at home that lethal left from taylor williams time and time again
11:27Allibert and down the lane
11:29Harkin stein holds off turner
11:37Williams attacked the basket all game long in game five nice defense that time from knee smith knocks it out
11:45But it's just the lab work look. This is a pick and roll
11:47They're trying to go at tyrese halliburth
11:49They're trying to get him in the pick and roll he shows but that puts knee smith in a little bit of a deficit
11:54Allows for jay dub to find that lane
11:56All spin move and a slam jaylin williams again gets to the rim rick carlyle does not like that
12:06And a quick timeout for the pacers
12:08hartenstein flips the screen
12:10But jay will jaylin williams. He's just reading the defense
12:13He's anticipating knee smith gonna smack into his spins off couple of downhill drives
12:18We talked about it in the open. He is
12:21He's just unguardable going to the cup right now. Look out
12:33We've been talking about tyrese and it's all about how he's moving i'd like to see this
12:37He's backpedaling with speed that means strength. Yes, he has struggled from the left side of the floor hasn't hit a jumper there
12:44But you see hartenstein is sitting on that right hand forcing him to go left to force him into that floater
12:50He just looks a little bit more uncomfortable there
12:52But right now as far as I can see he's getting past defenders. He looks good so far
12:57Well, apparently we're told there were over 800 000 cows in the state of indiana
13:02But the most scrutinized path in the entire state belongs to haliburton and so far so good
13:09Neymar gets inside kicks it back out knee smith three-pointer
13:14And they still are without a field goal
13:18Paces though have had a number of slow starts they've trailed after the first quarter in four of the first five games
13:25Holmgren against knee smith again Holmgren nice footwork. Yeah, but that's
13:30Hartenstein recognizing where the mismatch was and he actually points at chet like come to me i'm gonna find you
13:37Hartenstein an excellent playmaker for a big man nimhard up top
13:43Now low knocked away by sga turner gets it back
13:47He's surrounded blocked by hartenstein picked up by siakam jump shot is good
13:51And siakam gives him their first field goal they were 0 for 8 to start
13:57Now what a playoff performance and here are the finals as well for pascal siakam
14:04Holmgren
14:08Williams with eight to shoot
14:11Williams
14:13Lost the dribble gets it back shot clock winding down has to hoist up a three-pointer
14:17long rebound to siakam
14:21Siakam on the attack counted and a foul
14:26Back-to-back buckets and a chance for a three-point play
14:29So working late in the shot clock that short shot is almost a fast break starter for indiana
14:39And then just pascal siakam the focus the eyes paying attention to the very last second watch his eyes
14:45his eyes still staying up there paying attention
14:49Trying to see that ball go through but again a bad shot from okc late in the shot clock
14:54That's a fast break starter. It's almost like a turnover
14:57Siakam 28 points
14:59In the last game didn't have six turnovers and that's rare for him. He's their leading scorer
15:05And their leading rebounder regular season and playoffs and cuts the deficit to three
15:13SGA the crossover gets inside layup missed it
15:16He thought that should have been a goaltend as halliburton comes up the floor
15:204-4
15:21Nimoy corner three
15:29So all of a sudden indiana playing off misses getting to their pace and kills us alexander loads that left hand as well
15:38Stops an 8-0 run racers missed their first date. They've hit three in a row
15:43Caruso's in the game for okc
15:45Nimoy gets past do it
15:48finds knee-step
15:50haliburton
15:52Good ball movement hit hard sidestep tries another three knocks down another
16:00And i love it that nimhart if you don't know if tyrese is going to have it if i'm nimhart i'm going to be aggressive early
16:06Just to get my rhythm just in case you have to prepare yourself
16:11Holmgren goes right at turner
16:14Excellent defense by the pace of big man and a travel
16:19That's already three turnovers
16:21For okc the ball and bodies were moving and this is the pacers at their absolute best
16:28When that ball is humming and passes are being made they're dangerous nice drive
16:31That memo are dangerous he's at three straight shots eight quick points and the pacers with a three-point advantage
16:46There was alexander well defended again
16:51Shot clock down to six double team
16:54George
16:56Williams fakes williams drives barrels in blocking foul it appeared neesmith was moving when williams
17:03Got up in the air very close though. They're playing off a post by shea. So the floor naturally tilts
17:09It's pretty late in the clock. So this closeout starts with just a couple of seconds left
17:15And he is trying to slide his left hip by
17:18So much of this is the angle at which you see it. He doesn't take it square on the chest
17:23This one's closer than I thought it was
17:26It just seemed like there was a little move to the right as williams was already up first foul on neesmith
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17:53Well, there's williams numbers again. He scores 40 on just 25 field goals in just 35 minutes
18:02what's most impressive is that his numbers have gone up on the scoring side every single game
18:07second free throw no good tj mcconnell obi toppin have come on ben shepard as well with
18:14the bench for both teams i've had huge gains
18:17top and fires away and hits the three
18:20all of a sudden they're red hot they missed their first four threes they've knocked down the last three
18:26okc defense has not looked like it's at the same intensity
18:31almost deflected harkstein his floaters up and good have not seen that shot very much here in the finals
18:37such a weapon form during the course of the year
18:39meccano searching
18:46haliburton wiggins going in step back three-pointer
18:51and jayla williams hauls it in
18:54tj mccano forces another turnover bad pass top and tries top and hits
18:59a six-point lead almost inexcusable as soon as tj comes in the floor you know your inbounds passes
19:09have got to be sharper and crisper
19:14it's a 14-point turnaround
19:16pass deflected last touch by haliburton he's trying to say it was caruso
19:21tj mcconnell is one of the best in the league at this he's always opportunistic pushing up in
19:26pressure kind of hangs around sometimes we'll try to hide behind the player and it leads to three
19:31points like that's a lack of attention to detail he has had such a huge impact jayla williams
19:37finds some room and banks at home and williams already with seven points
19:42mccano once again pushing the pace
19:47there is no warm-up to him when he comes off the bench
19:50topping back to the rim
19:53turner goes high for the rebound haliburton's going to try finally gets one to go
19:58tyree's haliburton from downtown timeout thunder
20:12the indiana pacers are fighting for their lives but they are giving the effort and to see your superstar
20:19come out and battle and knock down a three that's a big energy boost
20:38a 15-point turnaround pacers fell behind by eight as they missed their first eight shots
20:44oh what a turnaround eight of ten including now they've hit five three-pointers here in the first
20:49and there's still 415 remaining other big number turnovers pacers have not turned it over one time
20:56okc has four okc's defense is very reactive they're not making the pacers react to them
21:04wiggins lines it up can't get it to fall case and wallace in for the first time
21:11kind of already with a couple of assists gets inside draws a foul
21:14the consistent spark he brings off the bench it inspires his team no it does if you he's one of
21:23those guys you hate to play against you love to have him on your team but you have to be aware he can't come
21:29in and get one of those inbound steals you can't come in and just get downhill you have to be aware of
21:35what tj mcconnell does he was telling us yesterday that when he's on the bench ready to come in and see
21:41he misses the first free throw he watches the tempo of the game when he comes in the tempo goes higher
21:46just watch out quickly he gets north to south he's not messing around and they play a different
21:51basketball game when he's on the floor with halliburton it's more pass and cut and move with tj
21:57it's more hey i'm going to the cup and i'm going to the cup now but mark dagnol said he has a higher
22:03usage rate when he's in the game the ball's in his hand he's the playmaker where tyrese gets more
22:09hockey assist and makes the offense move jason wallace nice fake gets rid of nimhart puts up the three
22:15can't get a default turner a one-handed snatch of the rebound thunder 0 for four from three
22:21they go inside the top and broken up but a whistle and a foul wiggins hit toppen a lot of fouls in the
22:31first quarter for oklahoma city this is not one of their classic defensive starts that's the 15 fouls so
22:39in the penalty and obi toppen already a sparkle off the bench with a couple of threes he's out of
22:46an excellent finals
22:55upcoming national tv schedule if the pacers win game seven sunday in oklahoma city tip off shortly
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23:09second round is on espn on thursday and as turner sits down
23:16siakam's come comes back in halliburton played the first eight minutes one of five from the field
23:21had an assist but looked like he was moving well
23:32gildas alexander has taken just two shots early on wallace
23:36sga gets inside in the paint can't get of the fall
23:45siakam has caruso on him
23:56kicks it out to shepherd shepherd open three
24:00and hartenstein comes in the rebound and a loose ball foul is going to be called against mcconnell just
24:04got in the wrong place wrong time there that's his first
24:11holmgren back in for the thunder hochstein sits down what a luxury to have alex caruso who does
24:16his work early enough in the post but that catch by siakam is further out
24:22what a luxury you know doors for both teams you look the two deepest teams in the league
24:27are the only two teams that are still playing
24:29and i think by design mike sam presti has talked at length about in the modern nba he believes depth
24:36is indispensable
24:41gildas alexander double team difficult shot well defended again obi tapping the rebound
24:51namar
24:51dangerous pass siakam able to get a chalk block down at eight pascal siakam inside the arc can't get
25:03it caruso the rebound looks to push wiggins walks into a three got it a modern nba on that they needed
25:12that shot too that actually is a big shot to slow the pacers down by wiggins and it's their first three
25:18pointer dimhard gets away from wiggins kicks it out in the corner top and tries another three
25:25as we hit the two-minute mark
25:28and the thunder just five and four on the road in these playoffs they did lose their last game six
25:35in denver in the second round hildas alexander can't connect he's one for five
25:42siakam drives inside contact free throws coming up
25:49this is free throw nine and ten in the first quarter for indiana
25:55and only two for okc casein wallace picks up the second foul
26:02well the pacers playing with the desperation that you expected facing elimination first
26:07time they've lost back-to-back games first time they've trailed in a series
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26:27with 142 remaining here in the opening quarter
26:34pacers defense has been exceptional only 20 points for okc and four turnovers
26:40and final two minutes pacer to play with a lot of energy you would love to go into the second quarter
26:48you want to maintain this the final two minutes
26:52wiggins off the bounce deflected by nimhard
26:55the pacer defense all season long just got better and better
27:11like this is alexander goes into nimhard knocks down the shot nimhard wanted an offensive foul
27:20Matherin
27:29you
27:31you
27:33The tunnel again nice hesitation gets inside reverse can't get it
27:37Long run right there, but perhaps alter that shot of it. He is audacious
27:42TJ's not shy
27:45SGA goes it see I come and throws it away five turnovers
27:49Mathurin open floor to top and off the glass ball batted around still tipton Caruso
27:55tips it right to Wiggins
27:57He's got to settle in
27:59He's triple team and draws the foul on the shot
28:08Brown does not like to call he will shoot his first free throws of the night
28:14And when I say settle in he's taken some uncharacteristic shots
28:18Yes, he can do all the things we know the MVP and how great he is
28:22But once you put that arm in there now he's got you but you can see he's trying to attack this game
28:27And it's it's starting to look a little clunky to get going
28:31So they called a foul on Siakam they could have called it on top and as well first foul on Siakam
28:38And goes this Alexander misses a free throw
28:41So them hard asking for a foul here. He takes it square in the chest gets pushed back
28:46I mean, I think that could have been offensive
28:49It could it could have been offensive, but the referees are allowing it to play now that arm is always going to be there
28:55It's whether or not the push-off is there is there
29:01One of two from the line
29:03We've said this about the paces a number of time during this series
29:06But the Thunder almost fortunate to be only down five with that flourish that Indiana has top a nice fake
29:13Surrounded tries a layup right there Dorton and Wiggins shot clock turned off no fouls to give
29:28Mathlin guarding SGA
29:34Six seconds splits the defense gets into the paint sidestep banker got it with 1.9 remaining
29:41A methodical perfect move
29:44Mathurin from half-court heaves it up
29:47And that will end the first
29:50The NBA MVP with what he's been doing all season doors a little bit of a slow start got out of the gates one for five
29:57You can tell he's trying to attack maybe get his group comfortable. This is as good as it gets about that euro to the left-hand side of the bucket
30:11It's access brought to you by visible jail and you guys got off to a good start and then they went on a little bit of a run
30:18What did you like about the way you guys closed out that first quarter?
30:20Got to stick with it. That's basketball. We did a good job buckling down keeping them to one shot
30:25Um they're a good team. They're gonna make runs and so are we when you know that their star isn't a hundred percent
30:31How do you exploit that?
30:33Um first off? He's a good player
30:35And he leads them well whether or not he's a hundred percent or not he's on the floor
30:39So we got to treat him that way and that's the first part of it
30:41And the other part is nobody's a hundred percent
30:43So, you know, we got to come down the other end of plays just our band of basketball not worry about what they got going on
30:47All right, Lisa, and that's an interesting question in terms of what you do is McConnell gets inside of banks
30:54They don't if you know an opponent
30:57Has got a problem. Well, you do want to attack it
30:59But look Tyrese Halliburton when you look at the defense of the Pacers
31:03You're going to want to attack him and make him work and then you want to see how healthy it is
31:07But I always think it's a little bit of fool's gold as you see an offensive foul on shed
31:12Yildiz alexander his first personal
31:15Again, we talked about TJ McConnell
31:17The one thing about him is that he's not going to generate a crowd because he's a playmaker
31:22So everyone stays at home when he starts to drive so a lot of times he's playing one-on-one when he's on the court. He's in charge
31:32Gets into the paint again pulls up jump shot got it again from McConnell four points couple of assists off the bench
31:39He'll just alexander trying to find his rhythm
31:46Kenrich Williams launches a three long rebound Matherin
31:51Matherin lost it but got it back up. They're gonna say a double dribble. It looked like it was deflected
31:57Zach's arbor is going to check with his fellow official tony brothers
32:07It was deflected yep
32:09Jacob hits it from the back
32:11Good teamwork tony brothers comes in zach's arbor changes the call the third official david guthrie three of the very best
32:24Carlisle he's had a lot of great coaching years. This is one of his best what he has done with this team
32:30Of course won the championship with dallas hard to top that he wants to win another one here in indiana
32:41Siakam
32:45Nimhart eight points
32:48But all three of his shots early
32:50Matherin
32:51Turner no hesitation can't get at the fall rebound tipton take him on Matherin McConnell kept that alive
32:57Right back to turn the spin move william sticks with him double team
33:05And he was out of bounds on the spin that's their first turnover
33:11Thunder have six well considering that turnovers have been such a story for them in the first quarter
33:17They've done an outstanding job. They've been playing under control with the right amount of pace
33:21Sga at the elbow loves that spot a beautiful fake jump shot got it
33:28I love that placement of him mike it's it's free throw line and down it's right in his sweet spot
33:35He's got their last nine points
33:38Turner's been very aggressive sweeping hook can't get it to fall
33:42last touch by matherin
33:44First of all you let somebody else do the ball handling so then shay is playing on the catch
33:49He's isoed one-on-one and just lifts that defender with that nice shot fake
33:54williams a hesitation nice fake again layup is good
34:00And ricarlow quickly calls timeout and the thunder
34:04are back within one
34:07And jay dub working that baseline the baseline bandit here he takes it shows it to him gives him the old hakeem. Oh now you see me now you don't
34:26Welcome back nba finals presented by youtube tv
34:29Well, they love their pro basketball here in indiana and not just the nba pacers
34:34The aba pacers three championships in 70 72 and 73 they made the finals five times in nine years of the nba
34:42slick leonard coached all three championship teams
34:45Players like roger brown mill daniels george mcginnis darnell hillman freddie lewis
34:50They're as beloved in this town as the current nba players such great great players such great teams
34:56In the history of the aba now, I grew up watching and hearing stories about the aba
35:01You would watch the documentaries on the team george gervin dr. J. That was such a big big moment
35:10Tyrese halliburton back in played the first eight minutes rick carlos said the one change they might know play shorter stints
35:16As t.j mccano gets into the paint kendrick's williams chasing him now pull up jump shot is good
35:23wow
35:24Kendrick williams had to play basically 24 seconds of defense had the switch that's just tj at his mid-range best
35:33tony bradley getting minutes again for the second straight game after missing a while
35:37And jaylen williams draws the foul and if that's on siakam that'll be his second
35:42Kendrick initially had pascal prevented the dribble drive there does a decent job staying down and in front
35:49It's just tj the quick shot and then the other end too much body up top
35:55For the officials liking there not a lot there though
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36:14Well the last three games
36:1626 points 27 points and 40 for jaylen williams
36:21already with 11 points here in game six
36:25A comparison you made weeks ago
36:29He's like scotty pippen
36:30Well, yeah, you have michael jordan you've already seen the numbers with shay averaging 30 points a game multiple season 50
36:37But michael jordan also had scotty pippen that person that would fill in the blanks everywhere else around him
36:43McConnell throws it into bradley shot clock winding down
36:46Neesmith launches one up terrific defense that time
36:50And they'll go down the other way
36:52The defense of oklahoma city starting to sink their teeth into the game a little bit
37:01It was a couple of times during the playoffs
37:03After losses the first thing you heard them say was we didn't have our defensive pop
37:08They didn't seem to have that pop to start the game
37:11No, they haven't been also when you look at the pacers
37:14They typically warm into the game as the game goes on they look more settled in the third and fourth quarter
37:20jayla williams lost it
37:23Last touched by okc
37:27Seven turnovers to one and it's the pacers the team with one
37:32McConnell saw wallace turn his head and knocked down another jumper
37:36TJ tenacity here in the first half he's already got eight points
37:46Jalen williams the case of wallace
37:50Wallace stripped and stolen
37:53McConnell in the front court
37:56Alliberton step back three-pointer it's good
38:00The second three-pointer of the game and the lead back up to six
38:07Caruso just shoved kneesmith away
38:11Right in front of tony brothers
38:13I'm sure he's telling him what happened prior to that but it's a foul on caruso
38:20Again just a little bumping but it's always the second guy gets caught
38:24And caruso's got to be smart see that's a little shoved and i respect that
38:29A little a little hello and then tyrese halliburton
38:32He has struggled especially on the left side of the floor
38:35He says he was aware not aware
38:37But ultimately he was ready and then tj mcconnell you see he's not having to play in a crowd
38:42He's able to play in space
38:44He didn't just struggle on the left side he didn't have a basket on the left side in the first five games crazy
38:52McConnell once again across the lane pull off jump shot does not get the role bradley rebound back up and in
38:59And another timeout from okc
39:09Second stint in a in this game that you've seen tyrese and tj play together you haven't had that look a ton this year
39:17But chief mr bradley doing some work on the boards put it up soft enough give your big a chance
39:23Well indiana wins join us sunday night the signing game seven for a championship here in the nba finals tip off little earliest
39:40A little after eight eastern on abc espn deportes and espn radio how about tj mcconnell richard oh tj mcconnell doing what he does
39:51Backcourt steals you see he's able to play one-on-one because you don't want to have to help
39:56You're having to guard him in that with so much space. He has scored or assisted on 17 points
40:04Already in this game just another huge performance by tj off the bench
40:09Look at those bench points mcconnell's the second holders player on the team he's 33
40:14He plays with the energy of a rookie sga
40:18Backing in against nimhard they're matching minutes all series long i'm going can't hit the three general williams tried to grab it who comes out of the pack who else
40:31Pacers lead back up to eight
40:34McConnell's double
40:37The ball movement for the pacers so impressive
40:41Im hard tied up
40:43And i'll go the other way a traveling violation
40:49But chet holmgren is pushed into him
40:52By sga sga's like get out there and make a switch you see that left pivot come off the floor and that's why the call
41:00And the non sga minutes he's got an early rest tonight have not been good
41:05Let's see he's back on the floor do they shrink this lead a little bit
41:10Goes right at nimhard double team mcconnell comes up with a steal nimhard the ball
41:15McConnell pushes top and drives
41:19McConnell offensive rebound kicks it back out
41:24One hustle play after another nimhard three-pointer
41:29Ball batted around and wiggins will bring it up
41:33Coaching the midway point second quarter bad pass but sga saw it happening and recovered
41:41Holmgren down the lane shot won't go hartstein had it
41:46McConnell takes it away
41:48And more free throws with 548 remaining in the second
42:00This guy is ridiculous he took a rebound and a loose ball away from hartstein the other end
42:08He out rebounded hartstein and now he's going to take a loose ball that hartstein
42:13Touched first are you kidding me watch this folks
42:17This is a center versus tj and he times it better and he gets his team another possession
42:24Absolutely incredible oldest guy on the floor and the smallest guy on the floor and that's who comes out of the pack
42:30Got a huge ovation as he goes to sit down
42:34And bradley
42:36Knocks down the first free throw foul on home during his second
42:39This is normally what
42:41The okc thunder do when you turn your back they have defenders coming from every angle
42:48But here tj so selective with when he's going to give that help sga makes a mistake turning his back
42:54It's a busy 11 minutes. He just played off the bench
43:02Bradley misses the second ball batted out of bounds last touched by bradley
43:11I know we talked about the final two three minutes, but this last five minutes going into halftime
43:18indiana has to maintain this pace
43:20Good ball denial from nimhard
43:27Markenstein throws it up hunger misses it
43:31That comes top of the other way you rarely see that from hunger
43:36Neesmith a three puts it in
43:41This is the largest lead of the finals for the pacers
43:47Gildas alexander
43:50Falling away shot short with a whistle on the
43:55The shot by sga so he's going to go back to the line
44:03Sometimes when you're just out of rhythm you're just out of rhythm this is normally easy money
44:08Doesn't catch it clean and then on the other end neesmith if you're just too late
44:13There's just no chance he's been more aggressive and picking his spot when he's open to knock down shots
44:2112 points now for gildas alexander
44:25Isaiah joe coming in
44:27Let's say attacking obi top and who gets him initially with some contact
44:31I think it's it's the legs down low
44:34But it's almost incidental to me. There's not a lot there. There is not a lot there
44:39The crowd loud and a little ornery right now
44:48It's one of been one of the great parts of these finals the two fan bases
44:53See y'all come a three
44:58Gildas alexander comes the other way
45:03Drives inside up top the door through dork a contested three
45:08hartenstein the rebound puts it on the floor knocked out of his hands by siakam
45:12And isaiah joe gets it haliburton the steel
45:16Here comes haliburton siakam neesmith corner three bang
45:34And their defense fueling their offense
45:37the stramble
45:39The extra effort getting the ball look the ball barely touches tyrese hands barely touches pascal
45:45And then just deep in the corner that three
45:48indiana up by 13 and reggie loving it
46:03Four and a half remaining here in the second quarter of game six and the indiana pacers
46:08On the brink of elimination have a 13 point lead
46:12A terrific performance remember they started off they trailed by eight in the first couple of minutes
46:17Weren't hitting any shots that quickly turned around haliburton has played 12 minutes seven points to assist
46:24And he's hit a couple of three-pointers
46:26And a 14-2 run there is one team playing with the desperation you would expect with their season on the line
46:32You've gotten bits and pieces of the best of the thunder there was a brief moment where their defense took its toll
46:39But indiana right now the aggressor
46:41defense
46:43defense
46:45defense
46:45defense
46:45defense
46:46hartstein
46:47defense
46:47defense
46:48defense
46:49defense
46:50defense
46:51defense
46:51now turner could help defense hartstein flips it up
46:55and a foul
46:57pacer's not happy
46:59and isaiah hartnstein
47:01will go to the free throw line
47:04it's only taken nine free throws here in these finals is rick carlisle going to challenge
47:12now is there somebody on the hip they call it on turner
47:16i don't think that's a foul oh doris you're right it doesn't look like
47:21there's no contact on does he land down no rick carlisle might win that challenge
47:33they are still reviewing rick carlisle's
47:38coach's challenge of what was called a foul on miles turner
47:43but on the replay there was nothing up
47:46where the shot was taken but watch down low watch the left leg of turner come in and
47:52lances the foot that to me that has to be marginal contact
47:56the officials discussing it right now and i think they're looking at that form and again it's light i
48:01think this should go that little forearm right there to the leg but that's just that's basketball
48:06i don't think it should be called
48:09after review the con the leg contact between turner and hartnstein is considered marginal
48:13therefore the ruling on the floor is overturned it's a successful challenge
48:18due to the imminent possession going to indiana it will be indiana basketball on the sideline 24 on the shot
48:24so a smart smart challenge from rick carlisle
48:29and he's been conservative with those mike yes and so he really believed he had the case
48:37and always if it gets you a possession i think it's worthwhile and most coaches during the regular
48:44season a lot of them taking the challenges early right you rarely see even a first half challenge in a lot
48:49of playoffs
48:56alabert has been active and has looked sharp hasn't shot particularly well overall but he did hit two or
49:03four from three
49:06him hard back up nisman good open look nisman that one doesn't go
49:11this alexander out there with george isaiah joe jaylen williams williams on a hot start lines
49:20that one up can't get at the fall ball knocked out of bounds indiana ball thunder shooting now
49:2744 percent from the field and one of ten from three-point range
49:32and a whistle and a foul as well the lead up to 15. smart timely cuts you know that this team is going to
49:50swarm in the paint they are like sharks in the water when the ball
49:57is going to touch the paint so watch the close so a smart slot cut allows neesmith with defenders
50:04heads turn to get a nice easy soft floater as well done
50:11you see against siakam's value draws the defense three paces around him and finds the open man
50:17well he's the one player on this team that has a size physicality advantage in his position across the board
50:24a 16-point lead and again a 24-point turnaround here for the first half
50:32just under three and a half remaining in the second jaylen williams trying to get on track
50:35layup is good
50:39he's got 13 gilders alexander has 13 so they have 26 of the 37
50:43та
50:49siakam up top nimhorn hit some threes early drives layup got it with homeroom right behind him
50:59SGA baseline you're just trying to stay attached you want this to be about ten if you are Oklahoma
51:11City Halliburton Caruso chasing him Halliburton finds a spot launches and hits long three-pointer
51:25from Halliburton a 17-point lead homer and blocked by Turner their perimeter
51:38defense with ball screens going out to challenge has been so much better tonight
51:45Halliburton harassed by Dort Dort called for a foul
51:54you just had a feeling that the Pacers were gonna come out and bring it could
52:00they handle that first punch if you're okay see but he's feeling so good and
52:05Nimhart has been aggressive early and often using the rim as protection against
52:11his former teammate they have six different players with seven or more
52:16points Turner inside blocked from behind by Caruso and still pace the ball it's the
52:21balance they've had all season long and Siakam is their leading scorer but he's
52:26been either 19th or 20th in the playoffs in terms of leading scores you've got six
52:31different guys with at least seven points tonight already Mike
52:36Siakam layup is good he's got nine a 19-point advantage under two minutes to play in the second
52:47Williams to drive draw some contact backs at home what a tough shot and Nisman shaken up
52:58grabbed his left foot but it appears to be okay
53:02so listen this is a tough shot I mean I love their aggression their physicality this is just a
53:11tremendous offensive player making that play but to me their defense on the perimeter has been so
53:17much better tonight and then the quick entry level of physicality the bigs at the point of the screen
53:25so much better the bench play everything down the line this is the best the Pacers have looked
53:32all series the most important stat for Indiana is two turnovers that's all they have
53:39they're almost done with the second quarter Alliburton up top knee Smith
53:43Alliburton checks the shot clock drives there's that floater left hand what a beautiful shot he said he
53:51wanted to get back to throw those floaters up yeah he's looking over here top on left hand look at the left
54:00Holmgren on the drive passes up Williams
54:07Holmgren again trying to draw some contact lost the ball
54:11minute remaining here in a dominant first half of the Pacers they Smith Halliburton
54:15backs in falling away and a rebound to do it
54:28Williams 60 points throws it away Halliburton comes up with it cross court see Yakim for the slam
54:35it's deafening it's deafening in here a 20 point lead Gildas Alexander
54:49gets inside scoop layup won't go fight for the rebound Turner Holmgren
55:01Holmgren comes away with it
55:05Holmgren jump shot can't get it they'll hold it for the final shot
55:17see Yakim falling away puts it in at the buzzer
55:30facing elimination the Indiana Pacers with a dominant first half
55:43outscore them 36 17 here in the second quarter
55:48great balance scoring terrific defense
55:51and doing it on both ends and just the steal Tyrese Halliburton doing it again don't call the medic call
56:03the board having fun out there smiling look at him left hand talking to him it's a family atmosphere in
56:12here Mike we've got the key of halftime coming up Pacers pushing for game seven they're halfway there
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