00:00Pacers beat the Thunder 108-91 to even the series up.
00:05It was a second quarter run by the Pacers that really put this game away.
00:10They were all falling down for him on ABC ESPN.
00:14Halliburton.
00:16Caruso chasing him.
00:19Halliburton finds his spot, launches, and hits.
00:22Long three-pointer from Halliburton.
00:25Raylan Williams, 16 points, throws it away.
00:29Halliburton comes up with it.
00:30Cross court, Siakam for the slam.
00:34Siakam falling away, puts it in at the buzzer.
00:42So, I just thought there were so many things that stood out to me in this game, Mike.
00:48The assist, 23-14.
00:50The steals, 16-4.
00:5324-21 turnovers for the Thunder.
00:57And it's goodnight, Irene.
00:59I mean, honestly.
01:00It was just ridiculous.
01:02Because they really, they only out-rebounded him by six.
01:07They actually, the Thunder shot better from the line.
01:11Way better.
01:1180-68%.
01:13And they, you know, they shot better from three, the Pacers.
01:1835% to 26 for the Thunder.
01:22The Thunder were eight of 30 from deep.
01:24And that is just putrid.
01:26But overall, the Thunder shot almost 42% from the floor.
01:31And the Pacers were 41%.
01:34So, you know, 41-9 to 41-3.
01:37The Thunder actually shot better from the floor.
01:41But their outside shooting was so negligent.
01:45It was just so awful.
01:46Their shots that they were taking were just bad looks.
01:49And, you know, you combine that with all the steals and the turnovers and the transition buckets they got off of those turnovers and steals.
01:57It was lights out.
01:59And then the fact that they quit.
02:01I mean, Carlisle said, you know, let's bury him.
02:06And I thought, Dagnos said, let's go home and win it.
02:08And he pulled him off the floor.
02:10And that was the end of him.
02:12Yeah, you didn't see many of the Oklahoma City regulars in the second half.
02:16Really, by the middle of the third quarter, they were shutting it down pretty much after that.
02:21I thought the biggest thing was the Pacers got contributions from everybody.
02:25Like, I think you brought it up in the open.
02:27You get 20 from Toppin.
02:29Obviously, McConnell with the 12.
02:32Nebhardt had 17.
02:33Naismith with 10.
02:34And Naismith had two threes during that run in the second quarter.
02:38You heard one of them there in the clip we just played.
02:40And honestly, I know it doesn't sound like a lot for Halliburton, Scottie, with 14.
02:44But considering you had really no idea what you were going to get out of him last night, getting the 14 that they did.
02:53And that could have been more.
02:53Remember, that was probably the biggest thing of them blowing him out was that it allowed Carlisle to not play Halliburton for the last quarter and a half of the game and just continue to get him more rested up for Sunday.
03:05Yeah, no doubt.
03:07And, you know, I didn't expect even 14 from him.
03:10But he had, you know, three threes.
03:14And they were all the things that he wasn't able to do in game five.
03:17They were the get space, step back threes that he launches with the, you know, high arch and teardrop splash.
03:25And they were all splash.
03:27He hit three of them.
03:28So, you know, nine of his points were from deep.
03:32And then he ended up with, you know, a couple more field goals.
03:36I thought for what he had to deal with, with his calf, that, you know, you have to admit he played well.
03:42But I still go back to T.J. McConnell and Toppin.
03:47Toppin did it in 23 minutes and he added six rebounds.
03:50And McConnell, what he did, that, you know, having nine rebounds and you're six foot one, that's embarrassing.
03:58That's embarrassing to the thunder that that little dude.
04:01And not only was he getting them, he was getting them under the basket.
04:05Not like long rebounds that you see guards get, right?
04:09Those bad shot iron rebounds that kick out seven feet and the guy's just standing in the lane and gets it and runs.
04:17These were actual rebounds near the basket.
04:19And I thought that he has just been phenomenal.
04:23I don't know anything about his contract status, but I know that he deserves more money.
04:29I mean, they got to love this guy in Indianapolis, this guy McConnell.
04:32He's something else.
04:33He's all out on every play, every minute.
04:35And he had the steals going again last night, the whole deal.
04:39He just comes in the game and he is a spark plug, you know, immediately.
