Amin Elhassan

No, for sure. I mean, there was a fear. Obviously, the Thunder opened one of the biggest favorites in the last 25 years or whatever. There was a fear that, oh, my God. It's not that it's too small markets. The fear was that Oklahoma City is going to annihilate these guys, and everyone's going to be like, what a boring finals that was. So this thing kind of tilts everything on its head.

And then, of course, the other part of it is the Pacers mount this incredible comeback. Halliburton played pretty poorly most of the night, but he hits that shot and gets to do the press conference. Well, that's the funny thing. Cason Wallace was on him on that last possession and still played great defensively.

And then, of course, the other part of it is the Pacers mount this incredible comeback. Halliburton played pretty poorly most of the night, but he hits that shot and gets to do the press conference. Well, that's the funny thing. Cason Wallace was on him on that last possession and still played great defensively.

And then, of course, the other part of it is the Pacers mount this incredible comeback. Halliburton played pretty poorly most of the night, but he hits that shot and gets to do the press conference. Well, that's the funny thing. Cason Wallace was on him on that last possession and still played great defensively.

But Halliburton hits that shot, gets to put on the sunglasses and put his shoes, who had just come out, the new signature shoes, on the table at the press conference. And we all remarked, no one's ever going to remember he had a bad game. All they'll remember is this moment, and kudos to him for understanding. Mike, I know you're a big wrestling guy. He knows how to play that heel role perfectly.

But Halliburton hits that shot, gets to put on the sunglasses and put his shoes, who had just come out, the new signature shoes, on the table at the press conference. And we all remarked, no one's ever going to remember he had a bad game. All they'll remember is this moment, and kudos to him for understanding. Mike, I know you're a big wrestling guy. He knows how to play that heel role perfectly.

But Halliburton hits that shot, gets to put on the sunglasses and put his shoes, who had just come out, the new signature shoes, on the table at the press conference. And we all remarked, no one's ever going to remember he had a bad game. All they'll remember is this moment, and kudos to him for understanding. Mike, I know you're a big wrestling guy. He knows how to play that heel role perfectly.

Well, I think, you know, Mark Dagnon responded to that. And he said, first of all, we've played a lot of different starting lineups during the regular season. We did that on purpose so that if we ever do it in the finals or in the playoffs, it's not like, whoa, you're getting a call tonight. So Case and Wallace had started 40 games for them this season.

Well, I think, you know, Mark Dagnon responded to that. And he said, first of all, we've played a lot of different starting lineups during the regular season. We did that on purpose so that if we ever do it in the finals or in the playoffs, it's not like, whoa, you're getting a call tonight. So Case and Wallace had started 40 games for them this season.

Well, I think, you know, Mark Dagnon responded to that. And he said, first of all, we've played a lot of different starting lineups during the regular season. We did that on purpose so that if we ever do it in the finals or in the playoffs, it's not like, whoa, you're getting a call tonight. So Case and Wallace had started 40 games for them this season.

They felt comfortable with that, number one. Number two, Dagnall cited the need for kind of optionality and a more perimeter-based defense through this series because of the Pacers personnel. It's almost exactly what you're talking about, Tony. It's almost like the opposite.

They felt comfortable with that, number one. Number two, Dagnall cited the need for kind of optionality and a more perimeter-based defense through this series because of the Pacers personnel. It's almost exactly what you're talking about, Tony. It's almost like the opposite.

They felt comfortable with that, number one. Number two, Dagnall cited the need for kind of optionality and a more perimeter-based defense through this series because of the Pacers personnel. It's almost exactly what you're talking about, Tony. It's almost like the opposite.

It's like because Miles Turner's are only like true big and even he likes to step out, the need for size is lessened and the need for perimeter defense and perimeter switching is increased. And then the third thing I'd say is, It worked, man. The part that didn't work, which is the part you would think, which is the offense wasn't as good.

It's like because Miles Turner's are only like true big and even he likes to step out, the need for size is lessened and the need for perimeter defense and perimeter switching is increased. And then the third thing I'd say is, It worked, man. The part that didn't work, which is the part you would think, which is the offense wasn't as good.

It's like because Miles Turner's are only like true big and even he likes to step out, the need for size is lessened and the need for perimeter defense and perimeter switching is increased. And then the third thing I'd say is, It worked, man. The part that didn't work, which is the part you would think, which is the offense wasn't as good.

They turned them over 19 times in the first half and only scored nine points off of it. So from the Thunder standpoint, it wasn't about like, oh, man, we should have gone big. I can't believe we did that. It was like, guys, we got to make shots. We're turning them over. We have to convert on the other end.

They turned them over 19 times in the first half and only scored nine points off of it. So from the Thunder standpoint, it wasn't about like, oh, man, we should have gone big. I can't believe we did that. It was like, guys, we got to make shots. We're turning them over. We have to convert on the other end.

They turned them over 19 times in the first half and only scored nine points off of it. So from the Thunder standpoint, it wasn't about like, oh, man, we should have gone big. I can't believe we did that. It was like, guys, we got to make shots. We're turning them over. We have to convert on the other end.

Sounds so surprised. It's Amino Hassan.