Andrew Schlecht

I mean, I'm doing my best, as I promised you, to not think about the final three minutes, but that's why it is an easy adjustment or spin on what you do better in game two. You close. You close out. They did so much well tonight. That... fourth quarter stretch where Indiana was making their run and they cut it to one. I believe it was a two-point game when Brunson left with his fifth foul.

And I repeat, they just had no answer for him tonight. The narrative of a Brunson stopper that Aaron Neesmith ever was one of those was always kind of silly to me. Brunson got hurt and was a step slow.

And I repeat, they just had no answer for him tonight. The narrative of a Brunson stopper that Aaron Neesmith ever was one of those was always kind of silly to me. Brunson got hurt and was a step slow.

And I repeat, they just had no answer for him tonight. The narrative of a Brunson stopper that Aaron Neesmith ever was one of those was always kind of silly to me. Brunson got hurt and was a step slow.

He missed shots that he normally makes over the course of the final five games of that series. And in one of those five games, in one of those five games, he had 43 points. And in another one of those five games, he broke his hand. So there was no stopping Jalen Brunson on Neeson's part. And you saw it tonight. And it's why I understood Brunson's

He missed shots that he normally makes over the course of the final five games of that series. And in one of those five games, in one of those five games, he had 43 points. And in another one of those five games, he broke his hand. So there was no stopping Jalen Brunson on Neeson's part. And you saw it tonight. And it's why I understood Brunson's

He missed shots that he normally makes over the course of the final five games of that series. And in one of those five games, in one of those five games, he had 43 points. And in another one of those five games, he broke his hand. So there was no stopping Jalen Brunson on Neeson's part. And you saw it tonight. And it's why I understood Brunson's

trying to take over down the stretch because throughout the night, he got to his spots, he got downhill, he got guys on his hip, and just did whatever he wanted in two-point range. Missed his threes, but you can forgive it to an extent if you're doing everything right. And 43 points on 25 shots, and you get to the line 14 times. This was a formula for a great Jalen Brunson game.

trying to take over down the stretch because throughout the night, he got to his spots, he got downhill, he got guys on his hip, and just did whatever he wanted in two-point range. Missed his threes, but you can forgive it to an extent if you're doing everything right. And 43 points on 25 shots, and you get to the line 14 times. This was a formula for a great Jalen Brunson game.

trying to take over down the stretch because throughout the night, he got to his spots, he got downhill, he got guys on his hip, and just did whatever he wanted in two-point range. Missed his threes, but you can forgive it to an extent if you're doing everything right. And 43 points on 25 shots, and you get to the line 14 times. This was a formula for a great Jalen Brunson game.

And to your point, we haven't seen a game like this from Cat... I'd argue in months. I got to be honest. And it's not even a cat thing. I've not seen him be guarded solely by centers. Right.

And to your point, we haven't seen a game like this from Cat... I'd argue in months. I got to be honest. And it's not even a cat thing. I've not seen him be guarded solely by centers. Right.

And to your point, we haven't seen a game like this from Cat... I'd argue in months. I got to be honest. And it's not even a cat thing. I've not seen him be guarded solely by centers. Right.

He enjoys that. Yeah. Well, so not just the miles Turner matchup, but I'm sure, you know, this teams have been putting their biggest wing on cat and their center on Josh Hart. since January. So the fact that the Knicks went into this series and one of our questions throughout our previews was how are the Pacers going to guard it? Are we going to go Siakam onto Cat?

He enjoys that. Yeah. Well, so not just the miles Turner matchup, but I'm sure, you know, this teams have been putting their biggest wing on cat and their center on Josh Hart. since January. So the fact that the Knicks went into this series and one of our questions throughout our previews was how are the Pacers going to guard it? Are we going to go Siakam onto Cat?

He enjoys that. Yeah. Well, so not just the miles Turner matchup, but I'm sure, you know, this teams have been putting their biggest wing on cat and their center on Josh Hart. since January. So the fact that the Knicks went into this series and one of our questions throughout our previews was how are the Pacers going to guard it? Are we going to go Siakam onto Cat?

Are we going to go, you know, maybe like you realize what Nismith is or like you, I mean, that's really the only option. It's Nismith or Siakam or you just go with Turner. And Cat cooked the majority of the night. And I got to be honest, there's a defensive portion of this where if you get him in space, that's always been a problem for him. When you have a guard like...

Are we going to go, you know, maybe like you realize what Nismith is or like you, I mean, that's really the only option. It's Nismith or Siakam or you just go with Turner. And Cat cooked the majority of the night. And I got to be honest, there's a defensive portion of this where if you get him in space, that's always been a problem for him. When you have a guard like...

Are we going to go, you know, maybe like you realize what Nismith is or like you, I mean, that's really the only option. It's Nismith or Siakam or you just go with Turner. And Cat cooked the majority of the night. And I got to be honest, there's a defensive portion of this where if you get him in space, that's always been a problem for him. When you have a guard like...

Like Halliburton or like Nembhard and Katz up in the air. Honestly, just go back to the last two series when Cade is on him or at times when Derek White or Drew Holiday or even Jalen Brown would get downhill. That's where you have trouble with Carl Anthony Towns. It's either an automatic foul or a direct path to the rim. If you take the space away, and this is what Minnesota did last year,