Why the Indiana Pacers Have Excelled in the NBA Playoffs

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00:00I thought long before the playoffs started that the Pacers were the most dangerous playoff-built team.

00:06They're made for the playoffs.

00:07They're 12 deep.

00:08They got two sets of five easy that can beat anybody.

00:11You can take their starting five out and play with their five backups and still win the game from the jump.

00:17Like, not like come in for them at halftime.

00:19I'm talking if they couldn't all play, they could play their backup five and still win a playoff game.

00:25Every guy on that team does his job.

00:27Turner jacking every shot deep, hits all of them.

00:30McConnell shooting layups.

00:33Nebhardt, Naismith, Siakam, it never ends.

00:37Even, I got to tell you, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Toppin.

00:40How about this guy with the two late dunks?

00:42And that last dunk he had, it was an and one.

00:44They never called that either.

00:46That should have been a foul too.

00:48The Pacers kick the Knicks' ass like they do.

00:50And don't forget about Ben Matherin coming off the bench as well with his energy, a championship coach in Carlisle as well.

01:00I agree with you.

01:01And I've been saying the same thing.

01:03I'm a big, I like the Pacers.

01:05I like Matherin.

01:06He's from Montreal.

01:07I know a lot of people that know him and have known him since he's a kid and stuff.

01:10So it's a cool story to see it play out in real time.

01:13Pascal Siakam was like one of my favorite Raptors of all time.

01:17But I've always been, I've got like two different Siakam jerseys.

01:21You know what I'm saying?

01:22So I'm all on board with this Pacer team.

01:25And like you said, you know, they roll in the playoffs.

01:27They're going to roll out like 9, 10 deep if they have to.

01:31You notice as well, Scott, they don't rely on one player.

01:36Halliburton hits the shots, like these dramatic shots late in the game.

01:39But they're very unselfish during the game, right?

01:42Everybody gets theirs.

01:44They're not one-dimensional or even two-dimensional.

01:47And as you stated, they score in so many different ways, right?

01:51Turner likes to shoot too many threes.

01:52I like to see him playing the paint a little bit more.

01:54But Turner's hitting threes.

01:56Halliburton can take it to the rack.

01:58He can hit that little tier, you know, the little tier off the, you know, the backboard.

02:02He can get to the free throw line by taking it to the rack.

02:05He can hit those moonshot threes that look like they're going to be air balls

02:08but end up going in.

02:10Same thing with Siakam.

02:11Siakam, you know, Scott, he's very crafty at getting fouled and in the paint,

02:15the little putbacks, and he's good in tight spaces.

02:19So, like, they're very unpredictable.

02:21I saw Paul Pierce talking about this, and he was, him and KG were hyping up the Pacers

02:26going into the series against the Knicks, saying how unpredictable they are.

02:29But, and as you mentioned, too, people don't realize, Scott, you just brought him up,

02:33how tough their guys are.

02:35Nambard's like a tough kid, bro.

02:37Naismith is a tough dude.

02:39Like, you know what I mean?

02:40You know what I mean?

02:40Like, they got, like, ballers.

02:42Like, Toppin ain't going to back down.

02:44Right?

02:45Like, they got, like, the type of person.

02:47Siakam.

02:47Siakam's been down his entire career.

02:49New Mexico State.

02:51G League.

02:52Oh, you're from Cameroon.

02:53Nobody likes you in the NBA.

02:54You know, he's been fighting uphill his entire life, this guy.

02:59And they just got a chip on their shoulder, and you see it.

03:01And then you got the cockiness of Halliburton on top of it, Scott.

03:05Right?

03:06The icing on the cake.

03:07All right?

03:07We got this cocky little star kid as well.

03:10He's in 10 of 11.

03:13Mr. Clutch.

03:14You know, Mr. Clutch shots with under two minutes to go in games this year.

03:18He's gone 10 of 11 in those shots.

03:20He's got more than LeBron in his career.

03:22We saw him do it against Cleveland, and we saw him do it last night.

03:25I'm...

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