Explaining the Inexplicable - Pacers throw away win in Game 1 loss

[@chasematranga1187]

That game made me hurt bad. Just like you guys said, THERE WAS SO MUCH GOOD. but now all we focus on was the bad cause that was a catasrophic collapse. great stuff as always guys. even if this was a painwatch.

[@greggilag3351]

This is the best analysis i could find on game 1. I wish celtics coverage was more like this

[@mpeters99]

Yep Caitlin is the best. Us Pacers fans are lucky to have her covering the team. Samson has been awesome covering the team all playoffs too!

[@adamronengorlovitzki3350]

Celtics fan. Yes we are here. Caitlin is the best bball analyst in the New England too...

[@NBAalaChilena]

Caitlin is one of the best in the business. I just found her channel i subscribed immediately

[@ethanbarksdale7524]

This was the therapy I needed.

[@CaitlinCooperBSW]

That’s what we’re here for. Hahah

[@brentbixler8814]

The REFS did help them out in game one as well...23-3 free throw ....then the turn overs

[@chemicalhap]

A jump shooting team doesn't really attract fouls

[@brentbixler8814]

@chemicalhap points in the paint is NOT JUMP SHOOTING...PACERS 56....CELTICS 58....FREETHROWS ...PACERS 10..CELTICS 30...GO FIGURE!!

[@braxteneilert6012]

17:00 Tatum at the 5 with Brisset or just JB and 3 guards might be the only solve the drop/mismatch hunting on the switch. I’d be suprised if we see Joe use it. But I would be suprised if Tillman doesn’t see any minutes which will have some different elements to it.

[@rgwebb5165]

Just wanted to give Nesmith his props. His contributions toward winning basketball are underappreciated. He consistently guards the other teams best offensive player. He sacrifices his body for his team. And he comes up big in clutch situations. He is the glue guy for this team. His contract is not equal to his actual value. Love that he will be with this core for years to come.

[@telldatruth]

23- 3 ft discrepancy is insane at the end of regulation

[@mollyweir9350]

Pacers had 2 pt less in the paint. Took 10 less 3's & both team had the same amount of fga-99. The officiating was terrible & expect to get worst. This reminds me of when my Raps played Celtics in the Bubble. Gms 1& 2 were particularly terrible officiating. Tatum lived at the ft line even though he was pushing off & no call. We saw some of that last night & Brown pushing & grabbing Pascal's jersey even on that inbound play.

[@mollyweir9350]

What I am hearing here is Pacers players don't know what they are doing on defense most of the time & lacks the IQ to react to changes. Also I hear a lot of these defensive errors are tied to Tyrese. For a guy that length & the #1 option he needs to be better. He was hunted so much especially late in the 4Q & OT.

[@9tailskyle]

@@mollyweir9350 cry and cope more 🤡

[@Blender_and_Chirp]

And that’s not even including Brown picking up dribble , pump faking, then taking two full steps 🤦🏻‍♂️. I’m done with nba unless Pacers are playing.

[@nathandrabing5942]

​@@mollyweir9350What I am hearing here is that you did not watch this game.

[@worldbfree7576]

As a celtic fan I've never heard you guys youre really good wish we had you for ourselves gg ps I wish we'd run some tatum at the 5 vs yall

[@CaitlinCooperBSW]

The chess match at the five in this series is going to be fascinating.

[@donp9144]

Few things. the celtics certaintly has more talent then the pacers no doubt how ever this game confirmed to me that the pacers is a better team overall especially after showing me that grit they showcased with the knicks. im a boycotting knicks fan but im really digging how the pacers play and how the coach is willing to take chances on young talent really taking advantage of his bench something thibs would not do unless forced too. wether the pacers win or lose this series (I still think the pacers win in 6) i can see myself becoming a fan of this phenominal squad. tj mc connell is turning me into a MAJOR hyprocrite. i detest small pgs or undersize pgs dude is a gladiator. Shout outs to tyrese for playing how I think a pg should play by being unselfish. im one of them dudes who screams for halli to shoot the rock more lol but man I Love his intent on getting others involved and putting his teamates into positions to score easy buckets for the most part. I prefer tyrese over brunson anyday of the week. good job to carlisle for allowing obi to play through mistakes and get comfortable which will serve this great team well down the stretch. I say this team plays the same exact way they did yesterday just limit the turnovers and celtics are toast regardless if kp returns or not. pacers fans 😅 im about to hop on the bandwagon. l know all the talk is about edwards and the wolves but in my opinion the pacers are LIT.

[@clytnjms]

I was surprised that Tyrese outplayed Brunson for the entire series. For this Pacer team Haliburton is the PERFECT fit. Man I appreciate the optimism and I'm the biggest Pacer optimist/fan on the planet, but I'll be surprised If they come back from this. This team is extremely difficult to predict and have grown up right before our eyes. Siakam and Tyrese are still figuring out how to play together. Definitely looking better. If Pacers win this in 6 I'll give you MAD props LOL

[@GaryW.777]

That game remind of time Olga babooshka went in eyes and fall in garden well ...she stuck for 2 days

[@thesparks613]

The Pacers actually lost so they don't sweep Boston and we get more Caitlin Cooper analysis

[@di_from_north4460]

I foolishly got somewhat celebratory before the game actually ended! What a heartbreaker! 😭

[@SSSS-yy2yh]

Guys I start appreciating what Knicks brought to table - grit, grind and toughness - Pacers had to learn blue collar game and be tough, gritty and stronger.

[@rgwebb5165]

Monumental collapse. Goes to the top of the list for devastating playoff losses in franchise history.

[@Unkooth]

Game 1 so I'm not going there, but man what a gut wrenching L

[@brandonfindlay3601]

This isn’t anywhere close to the Larry Johnson 4 point play or huge lead on the road at Chicago in the 4th quarter. This one stings but those two are worse.

[@15awesomehighfive]

I mean, imagine if Boston didn't have Brown and Holiday, just like the Knicks didn't have Randle and OG. That's the huge difference that swung the game, because Indiana didn't have the margin for error they had in the previous series.

[@brianhayde4907]

Have Isaiah Jackson cover Tatum. He blocked Tatums shot the one time he covered him. Carlisle didn’t continue this matchup for whatever reason

[@CaitlinCooperBSW]

I think the reason they went away from IJax mainly had to do with Boston playing the 2-1-2 zone.

[@winterfoxcloud]

how rick doesn't call timeout and doesn't tell his guys to foul on the last possession to give brown a chance to tie is beyond me - those kinds of mistakes are just unforgivable

[@CaitlinCooperBSW]

There was an instruction to foul on that play, and they were supposed to switch. The switch didn’t happen, and that’s why Siakam didn’t foul.

[@johncraig4820]

30 to ten on free throws and 21 turnovers. If the Pacers control the mistakes and maintain pace, they look really good i this series. We should be talking third quarter when the Celtics were playing their pace until TJ came in and pushed tempo. If the Pacers starters play like that the Celtics will make it a short series.

[@lonzellowe9101]

Why you put p on blast like that. Tough picture smh

[@CaitlinCooperBSW]

His face fit the mood, haha. I’m also limited in what images I can use w/ patreon. Plus, I suppose it can be seen as foreshadowing - after listening to the pod, the mistakes that were widely pinned on him weren’t solely on him, & his screening was definitely a bright spot.

[@lonzellowe9101]

@@CaitlinCooperBSW i agree after listening. great analysis by you 2 as always

[@MikeKelsoJr]

I really will be surprised if the Pacers recover from this loss !?🙄 they will probably lose the series ?

[@dabneyoffermein595]

they won't and they aren't , currently getting curb-stomped in game-2, very predictable. they had their chance, everybody knows it but some might not want to admit it.

[@MikeKelsoJr]

@@dabneyoffermein595 you might have spoke to soon !! 😂your like a Knicks Fan !!👍

[@MikeKelsoJr]

Celtics should have lost game 1 !

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@MikeKelsoJr nope, not a Knicks fan, but I'm a realist.

[@Blender_and_Chirp]

💔, man those refs were something. I’m more scared of the refs than Celtics and it’s not even close.

[@benmorgan9748]

You should be most scared of your team's inexperience and mental.

[@Blender_and_Chirp]

@@benmorgan9748 I don’t trust the refs, if you aren’t a 30 yr plus Pacer fan you wouldn’t understand. This is how I see it unfortunately I can’t prove it to ppl so we can only disagree.

[@benmorgan9748]

@@Blender_and_Chirp Sounds like a copout.

[@Blender_and_Chirp]

@@benmorgan9748 if you think the refs don’t police The Pacers one way and Boston another you are crazy. It’s the nba it’s been common knowledge for decades. Why do you think we put together these all star teams in international competitions and they get beat? Do you know that would never happen with nba refs.

[@benmorgan9748]

@@Blender_and_Chirp Your team is just bad, stop making excuses. Have a little dignity.

[@SSSS-yy2yh]

They both need to work at Pacers coaching stuff as analytics

[@SSSS-yy2yh]

💯

[@Pyrovile42]

I have to say, I hate Samson's chosen name for this podcast

[@79glane928]

The free throw discrepancy is ridiculous, but your best player cant melt down in this situation. Especially considering we are gonna have to beat the Celtics AND the refs. Ive said it before. Hali has to stop backing up. He backs up constantly. He hunts threes entirely too often. He is becoming very predictable and easier to guard. You best handle pressure by attacking it, at least when youre as skilled as he is. All he seems to want to do is shoot long threes. When he drives he clearly wants to pass. When he is waterbugging it around the perimeter he clearly wants a 3. Basically, our best players were messing up while their 2 best players made plays to win. Also Carlisle was atrocious down the stretch and got thoroughly outcoached by a pretty bad coach. Going small after Nesmith fouled out was a bad move. Not calling the timeout was horrible and not forcing his best player to take the blame after he choked this game away was coddling. He needs to own this. We had a chance but we needed to win this game and we completely blew it.