NBA – Originally from the same town in South Carolina, Khris Middleton and Aaron Nesmith hosted the end of Game 3.
Before Tyrese Haliburton plants the “floater” to win in overtime, it is an improbable duel between Aaron Nesmith et Chris Middleton who had animated the end of Game 3 and the overtime. Both natives of Charleston, the two wingers defended one on the other, and never stopped responding to each other from a distance. First, there were two free throws from Nesmith to give a three-point lead at the end of regulation time. Enough for Middleton to plant the equalizer one second from the siren. With Nesmith on his tail.
In overtime, it was again Nesmith who scored a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining and he thought he had done the hardest part with his only 3-pointer of the evening. Except that Middleton answers him again. 3-pointer to equalize!
Behind, Tyrese Haliburton signs the action of the match with his “floater” with the foul. But there is still a second to play, and on the throw-in, Pat Connaughton obviously serves Khris Middleton. He’s in the corner, with Aaron Nesmith on his back, and this time he misses. Indiana wins.
Why don’t the Pacers foul?!?
“He made some difficult shots, and on the second one, I told myself it was a joke” raconte Aaron Nesmith. “But it’s my job to make things complicated for him.” And it’s really nice to compete at the highest level with someone I’ve known for so long. »
The strangest thing is that the Pacers did not try to foul Khris Middleton before he took his two equalizing shots. “I don’t even know how to describe Middleton’s baskets… But we had a foul scenario” yet assures Rick Carlisle. “It’s just that we didn’t do it… He was so wide on the first shot, that we chose to let him do it… Same thing on the second. I knew the question was going to come out, and it’s my fault. I take full responsibility for this. »
Glued to Khris Middleton, Aaron Nesmith recounts this last shot, at the end of overtime. “He had already made two crazy shots, and in my head, I said to myself: ‘Don’t make a mistake.’ I just wanted to make things as difficult as possible for him, hoping he would screw it up. The moment he shot, I knew it was a miss. When I turned around and saw it was short, it was a real relief. »
Indiana / 121 Shots Rebounds Players Min Shots 3pts LF ODT Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval 3/13 1/7 6/7 4 4 8 3 3 3 2 1 -7 13 15 M. Turner 42 10/21 4/10 5/6 1 8 9 1 4 1 0 0 +10 29 28 A. Nembhard 40 6/10 3/6 1/2 3 2 5 4 5 0 1 0 +4 16 19 T. Haliburton 46 8/22 1/12 1/1 5 5 10 16 1 0 4 1 +16 18 27 O. Toppin 17 6/11 2/6 1/2 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 0 -3 15 14 J. Smith 3 0/1 0/0 0/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 TJ McConnell 16 3 /6 1/2 0/0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 -3 7 8 B. Sheppard 17 2/4 1/3 1/1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 +3 6 7 45/105 13/ . 49 18/24 19 31 50 32 20 5 8 4 121 138 Milwaukee / 118 Tirs Rebonds Joueurs Min Tirs 3pts LF O D T Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval B. Portis 44 7/15 1/3 2/2 5 13 18 0 3 1 3 1 -1 17 26 K. Middleton 41 16/29 4/9 6/6 3 7 10 5 5 0 3 0 +2 42 41 B. Lopez 39 7/12 0/2 0/0 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 0 -10 14 15 P. Beverley 42 3/5 1/1 4/5 1 1 2 1 6 0 2 1 -8 11 10 D. Lillard 45 6/20 4/12 12/12 0 1 1 8 2 3 2 0 +1 28 24 J. Crowder 2 0/1 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 P. Connaughton 13 0/1 0/1 0/0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 -5 0 4 M. Beasley 7 0/2 0/2 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -11 0 -1 A. Green 14 1/1 0/0 2/2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 +10 4 7 A. Jackson Jr. 17 1/2 0/0 0/0 1 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 +7 2 5 41/88 10/31 26/27 11 32 43 20 26 6 11 2 118 130
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
2024-04-27 09:05:44
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