Brian Windhorst
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First off, this series could be anything. It could be 3-0 Knicks. It could be 3-0 Pacers. It could be 2-1 Knicks. It's 2-1 Pacers, obviously. But either of these teams could have – you could roll these things through and you could have had a different generator come up with a different result. And because of that, I don't know what's going to happen in this series. I just don't know.
First off, this series could be anything. It could be 3-0 Knicks. It could be 3-0 Pacers. It could be 2-1 Knicks. It's 2-1 Pacers, obviously. But either of these teams could have – you could roll these things through and you could have had a different generator come up with a different result. And because of that, I don't know what's going to happen in this series. I just don't know.
First off, this series could be anything. It could be 3-0 Knicks. It could be 3-0 Pacers. It could be 2-1 Knicks. It's 2-1 Pacers, obviously. But either of these teams could have – you could roll these things through and you could have had a different generator come up with a different result. And because of that, I don't know what's going to happen in this series. I just don't know.
So now Tibbs, this is fascinating. Okay, so he played 15 different lineups in Game 3. I'm sure it's happened. I can never remember a team this deep into the playoffs conference finals playing 15 different laps. Maybe if there's like garbage time where it's, it's not a game, but certainly in a, what is effectively an elimination game. Secondly, seven, uh,
So now Tibbs, this is fascinating. Okay, so he played 15 different lineups in Game 3. I'm sure it's happened. I can never remember a team this deep into the playoffs conference finals playing 15 different laps. Maybe if there's like garbage time where it's, it's not a game, but certainly in a, what is effectively an elimination game. Secondly, seven, uh,
So now Tibbs, this is fascinating. Okay, so he played 15 different lineups in Game 3. I'm sure it's happened. I can never remember a team this deep into the playoffs conference finals playing 15 different laps. Maybe if there's like garbage time where it's, it's not a game, but certainly in a, what is effectively an elimination game. Secondly, seven, uh,
of the lineups had never played together before. Now, we have not looked that up. I will stand on that being a first in history, that seven different lineups played in down 0-2 in a conference finals game.
of the lineups had never played together before. Now, we have not looked that up. I will stand on that being a first in history, that seven different lineups played in down 0-2 in a conference finals game.
of the lineups had never played together before. Now, we have not looked that up. I will stand on that being a first in history, that seven different lineups played in down 0-2 in a conference finals game.
And by the way, I understand why there was a lot of frustration that Cat didn't play down the stretch of game two. But he was making a tactical decision that I understood. I'm not saying I agree with him, but I understood the tactical decision. The decision is whenever I put Cat and Brunson out there, we have difficulty stopping the other team. We can't get stops.
And by the way, I understand why there was a lot of frustration that Cat didn't play down the stretch of game two. But he was making a tactical decision that I understood. I'm not saying I agree with him, but I understood the tactical decision. The decision is whenever I put Cat and Brunson out there, we have difficulty stopping the other team. We can't get stops.
And by the way, I understand why there was a lot of frustration that Cat didn't play down the stretch of game two. But he was making a tactical decision that I understood. I'm not saying I agree with him, but I understood the tactical decision. The decision is whenever I put Cat and Brunson out there, we have difficulty stopping the other team. We can't get stops.
And when Mitchell Robinson is out there, we do, you know, Joe Missoula in the last round, when he was fouling Mitchell Robinson to get him off the court, the same thing was kind of plaguing them. They're everybody in their starting lineup and several of the games in that series was underwater. They were under, they were all minus and plus minus.
And when Mitchell Robinson is out there, we do, you know, Joe Missoula in the last round, when he was fouling Mitchell Robinson to get him off the court, the same thing was kind of plaguing them. They're everybody in their starting lineup and several of the games in that series was underwater. They were under, they were all minus and plus minus.
And when Mitchell Robinson is out there, we do, you know, Joe Missoula in the last round, when he was fouling Mitchell Robinson to get him off the court, the same thing was kind of plaguing them. They're everybody in their starting lineup and several of the games in that series was underwater. They were under, they were all minus and plus minus.
And Missoula was like, the reason I want them off the floor is because he's the only guy who positively affects the score when he's out there.
And Missoula was like, the reason I want them off the floor is because he's the only guy who positively affects the score when he's out there.
And Missoula was like, the reason I want them off the floor is because he's the only guy who positively affects the score when he's out there.
And so Missoula was basically talking about what Tibbs and this Pacers already see. And Carlisle pretty much said it after game three, he comes out and he goes, well, They played better defensive players. Yep. And now some of that reason he played 15 lineups was because Brunson was in foul trouble and McBride was in foul trouble and cat was in foul trouble.
And so Missoula was basically talking about what Tibbs and this Pacers already see. And Carlisle pretty much said it after game three, he comes out and he goes, well, They played better defensive players. Yep. And now some of that reason he played 15 lineups was because Brunson was in foul trouble and McBride was in foul trouble and cat was in foul trouble.