With two short defeats against the Hawks, the Pacers suffered from the absence of Tyrese Haliburton. Rick Carlisle was still to do without his playmaker against the Bulls. After a balanced first quarter, his group exploded in the next twelve minutes.
“This second quarter is not acceptable. We have to do better, our executives must do better. I have to do better “,, Assures the Indiana coach. “We did three correct quarter-time in defense and a awful. This second quarter killed us. »»
Rick Carlisle saw his players take 40 points in this quarter, leaving the Bulls Shooter at 16/24 and going very easily to the basket. Result: there are almost twenty points apart at the break. Therefore, a reaction after half-time is logically expected.
Six minutes then nothing for the major five …
She does not happen. The holders were entitled to six minutes to convince and return. The score after these six minutes? 15-14 for Chicago. Rick Carlisle has seen enough and brings back his major five on the bench to give playing time to his replacements for the last 18 minutes of the meeting.
“We represent a state that symbolizes a collective basketball and I will not sit there, watching the guys not playing the right way and doing nothing”, insists the technician. “This applies to players in the first rotations. Nine played in the first period and we all have to do better, that's all. »»
With Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson, Jarace Walker or Rayj Dennis and Tony Bradley, the Pacers will barely win the last quarter, but without reverse the trend obviously, by loudly losing (121-103) and thus recording a third defeat in a row. The fifth place of Indiana in the conference is now in danger, with the pistons which could exceed them very quickly.
“It's the NBA. There are a lot of matches, and there, it's just a match. We have to quickly move on ”, warns Rick Carlisle before facing the Bucks this Tuesday evening. “But we must also say that we cannot be so irregular. »»
