Jalen Williams and Tyrese Haliburton's Game Five Strategy

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00:00But Williams really was the guy throughout the game who kept the Thunder at pace.

00:04Of course, he says all these last games, they don't matter at all whatsoever.

00:09The next three is all that counts. Here's Williams.

00:12Aside from game planning and scouting, this is like a totally new series,

00:18like a treat, and this is game one.

00:20You know what I mean?

00:20You can't really focus on what happened in the past

00:25or what you could have changed on game one.

00:27And, you know, you're just looking at the fact that it's tied up now,

00:32and I feel like that's the most, like, clean slate attitude you can have with it.

00:35And that's the approach that I think both teams are taking.

00:37It's definitely the one we're taking.

00:39You just kind of go in there and figure out how to win game five, and that be it.

00:43Yeah, I mean, it really is one at a time.

00:47They have to, you know, get it done on their home floor tonight.

00:52The Pacers didn't do it in game four, and I think they'll rue the day

00:56because they had that game by the throat and let it slip through their fingers.

00:59So that's exactly what Oak City doesn't want to do tonight.

01:05They do not want to do that at all.

01:07Of course, Tyrese Halliburton and the Pacers,

01:09they have been very good after a loss in these playoffs.

01:14Really good at bouncing back.

01:16Here's Halliburton on game five tonight.

01:18I feel great.

01:19I feel great.

01:20I think that's the best part about playoff series is, you know,

01:25when you get the chance to respond.

01:27I think that's the great thing about sports.

01:28You know, you're going to have good games, you're going to have bad games,

01:31but there's nothing like the game to respond, you know.

01:34So I look forward to doing that with this group and, you know,

01:38coming out and competing.

01:39And, you know, we got to be ready for a really big challenge that lies ahead

01:44with this team and in this environment.

01:46So I'm really looking forward to doing that with my teammates and seeing,

01:50you know, how we respond.

01:52We'll see if they, you know, show up tonight and throw some haymakers.

01:57They've done that in every game in some capacity, except I think game two.

02:03I thought, you know, game two,

02:05they looked like they were happy they had got home court by winning game one

02:10and then they gave up.

02:11And I hate seeing teams just be satisfied with a split and throw in the towel.

02:18That's what they did.

02:19I thought that was weak, but I thought they looked fabulous in game three.

02:23I thought they looked good in game four until they didn't.

02:26I thought they played three good quarters for the most part

02:29and then blew it in the fourth quarter and got their ass rung up.

02:33And so, you know, for the most part,

02:36I think they've played well in every game, but game two.

02:38Tonight, they have to throw punches.

02:42They got to throw haymakers tonight on the road.

02:44Otherwise, the pressure is going to be on them, I think.

02:48You know, people say to close out, it's the hardest game,

02:50but I think the pressure will be on the Pacers in the field house in game six,

02:54without a doubt, if they're facing elimination.

02:58No doubt about that.

03:00Here's Carlisle now.

03:01As I mentioned, there were some very questionable calls

03:04down the stretch Friday night in game number four.

03:07Scott Foster was one of the guys, was the head official, of course, in that game.

03:12Here's Carlisle talking about all of the bad, I guess you could say,

03:16publicity that the refs and Foster get.

03:18I think it's awful what some of the things I've seen about the officiating,

03:25and Scott Foster in particular.

03:27I've known Scott Foster for 30 years.

03:29He's a great official.

03:31He's done a great job in these playoffs.

03:32We've had him a lot of times, and the ridiculous scrutiny that's being thrown out there

03:41is terrible and unfair and unjust and stupid.

03:47Yeah, actually, I think you're two-faced, because I watch this guy screaming and yelling at refs

03:55every night, every game, cussing them out, in their face, on the court, throwing tantrums.

04:03He really does.

04:04I'm not even going to defend this.

04:07I mean, it's just automatic.

04:09That's exactly what he does.

04:10And then now, all of a sudden, he's nobbing them?

04:12Are you kidding me?

04:14Like, you know, at least, like, let me just tell you, I'll cut to the chase.

04:19I never once saw Bob Knight say anything nice about a ref ever in 50 years.

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