If Indiana passed New York in the fourth game, in the fifth the New Yorkers turned the situation around 180 degrees to pass the ball in the opposite direction. Tom Thibodeau’s men won 121-91 and at times erased their rival from the court. It was a massacre that was forged in the fight under the rings, in which the local dominance was overwhelming (53-29). Faced with such a scenario, Rick Carlisle can’t help but give his guys a slap on the wrist.
«With their smaller quintet, intuitively one would think that it gives us a better opportunity to do well on the boards, but that was not the case, since the level of fight they exhibited in this match was much higher than ours. That is the conclusion. Our effort was shameful,” he comments before making it clear that this is a lesson his players must learn from.
«There are no excuses, but the reality is that all the guys on our squad, I think this is the first time they are in a Game 5 with a tie at two, and also away from home. You learn a lot in those situations and you do it very quickly. “This is a different circumstance and, as a playoff series, it will get more and more complicated,” he says.
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Although the inertia seems to have changed again in favor of the Knicks, now it is time to experience a sixth game in Indianapolis in which the Pacers could force the seventh. Yes, there is still a lot of fabric to cut.
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2024-05-15 09:00:00
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