Pacers' effort 'symbolic' of what basketball in Indiana stands for - Carlisle - video Dailymotion

Rick Carlisle says his side has given 'all of Pacer Nation something to be very proud of' after the NBA Finals

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00:00You know, we needed to come out of the locker room and be better in the first five minutes of the third quarter.

00:05We just weren't. I don't have the whole sequence of events, but they made some great plays.

00:14And, you know, we got off to a slow start, and that quarter was the killer.

00:18But, you know, to me, the fourth quarter and the effort that our guys poured into the fourth quarter to win the quarter by one point,

00:30was epic, and it was just symbolic of what this team stands for, what basketball in Indiana stands for,

00:39and that there was no surrender.

00:43It was just, you know, it was all defiant fight to the end.

00:48And so I told these guys coming into this that, you know, there's no feel-good scenario when you get to the finals

00:57and are unable to get it done.

01:00And it really hurts, on the one hand.

01:04On the other hand, this team has given all of Pacer Nation something to be very proud of.

01:10And I'll see you next time.

01:12And then we'll find out.

01:15Have a great share.

01:16And it's awesome.

01:17And if you want to learn.

01:18I'll see.

01:18I'll see you next time.

01:19And we'll see you next time.

01:20Go ahead.