Whether during Game 1 won thanks to a shot almost to the buzzer of Tyrese Haliburton Or during Game 2 fairly widely lost by Indiana (123-107), the Pacers suffered in the first minutes.
At the half-time of Game 1, the men of Rick Carlisle were led by 12 points (57-45) while during the second round, the gap was already 18 points in favor of OKC (59-41) when joining the locker room.
“It's an excellent defensive team”, recognizes Tyrese Haliburton. “They have several players who can defend on the ball carrier. I have to find a way to be better on the start of the match. I will look at the two games to see where I can improve myself. »»
If in the first game, the Pacers had been able to count on a fourth quarter led by a master's hand by the exploits ofAndrew Nembhard And from Tyrese Haliburton, this burst of pride did not arrive early enough during Game 2 where it was not until the last minutes to see Indiana succeed in setting up her attack.
“It's a big problem”, Comments Rick Carlisle On the start of the match. “You cannot afford to be a team waiting to be carried out to play well. We must be better and more regular. »»
Make your way through the racket
A ineffectiveness in attack for the Pacers who can be explained by their inability to create a path to the circle. During Game 2, Indiana did not put any point in the racket during the first quarter …
“There are certain things in our game plan that we have failed to set up”, finding Myles Turner. “We are one of the teams that mark the most in the racket since the start of the season (51 points scored per game in the racket in the regular season). We only put four or six points in the racket in the first period [lors du Game 2]. This is not the 'Pacers Basketball'. »»
Before this series, the Pacers registered, on average, 44 points in the racket in playoffs. A number that came down to 34 against OKC, which conversely shines in opposing rackets with an average 49.9 points registered in this area Since the start of these 2025 playoffs.
As Game 3 approaches this Wednesday, Indiana must find solutions to succeed in piercing the interior defense of the Thunder.
“Despite the defeat, we have achieved certain things when I played more without a ball”says Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers who may have found tracks at the end of the match. “I feel more comfortable with a screen, but it allows them to come together in the racket and they have very good circle protectors. »»
| Shots | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Pascal Siakam | 78 | 32.7 | 51.9 | 38.9 | 73.4 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 20.2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 73 | 33.6 | 47.3 | 38.8 | 85.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 18.6 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 72 | 29.9 | 45.8 | 34.0 | 83.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 16.1 |
| Myles Turner | 72 | 30.2 | 48.1 | 39.6 | 77.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 15.6 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 45 | 25.0 | 50.7 | 43.1 | 91.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| Obi Toppin | 79 | 19.6 | 52.9 | 36.5 | 78.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.5 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 65 | 28.9 | 45.8 | 29.1 | 79.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 10.0 |
| TJ McConnell | 79 | 17.9 | 51.9 | 30.6 | 74.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 5 | 16.8 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 56 | 15.1 | 51.5 | 32.1 | 83.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Jarace Walker | 75 | 15.8 | 47.2 | 40.5 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| James Wiseman | 1 | 4.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Quenton Jackson | 28 | 13.6 | 47.5 | 37.5 | 77.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| Ben Sheppard | 63 | 19.5 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Tony Bradley | 14 | 8.1 | 64.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| Moses Brown | 9 | 5.1 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Rayj Dennis | 11 | 6.4 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Enrique Freeman | 22 | 8.2 | 43.2 | 10.0 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Johnny Furphy | 50 | 7.6 | 38.0 | 30.0 | 81.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| James Johnson | 12 | 3.1 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Sad Newton | 5 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Jahlil OKAFOR | 1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
