Rival teams remain skeptical at this point, having for generations seen the Pacers make decisions to avoid the tax penalty, as they monitor the Turner situation. But internally the Pacers are hoping to be able to keep Turner without sacrificing their outstanding depth.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
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Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
I wonder how often Knicks will assign Mitchell Robinson to Pascal Siakam rather than Myles Turner.
Siakam is greater interior threat:
-points in paint per game, reg. season/playoffs -> Siakam 10.5/10.3, Turner 5.4/5.7
-restricted area attempts -> Siakam 4.4/4.3, Turner 2.6/2.8 – 7:48 PM
I wonder how often Knicks will assign Mitchell Robinson to Pascal Siakam rather than Myles Turner.
Siakam is greater interior threat:
-points in paint per game, reg. season/playoffs -> Siakam 10.5/10.3, Turner 5.4/5.7
-restricted area attempts -> Siakam 4.4/4.3, Turner 2.6/2.8 – 7:48 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Myles Turner: 13 points in fourth quarter
That’s the most points in the fourth quarter that Turner has had all season pic.x.com/e7TmYoKisF – 10:48 PM
Myles Turner: 13 points in fourth quarter
That’s the most points in the fourth quarter that Turner has had all season pic.x.com/e7TmYoKisF – 10:48 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Myles Turner replaced by Thomas Bryant, then walked back to the locker room. Trainers weren’t trailing him, so that’s positive. – 8:22 PM
Myles Turner replaced by Thomas Bryant, then walked back to the locker room. Trainers weren’t trailing him, so that’s positive. – 8:22 PM
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Fred Katz: FINAL: Pacers 114, Knicks 109. Pacers lead the Eastern Conference Finals 2-0. • Siakam 39-4-3 • Haliburton 14-8-11 • Turner 16 pts • Brunson 36-3-11 Game 3 scheduled for Sunday night in Indianapolis. -via x.com / May 23, 2025
Does Van Gundy think the Knicks will let the loss impact them in Game 2? “They’ll look at the mistakes and pick themselves (up) and get ready to go. I don’t think (Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau) has to worry about (hangover from Wednesday’s loss) at this time of year,” Van Gundy said. “Their pick and roll defense to me, early on in the game, (Karl-Anthony) Towns was really back. (Myles) Turner was just getting wide-open shots. And then they had some miscommunications on perimeter screens; small-small (screens). Are we switching or not? They had breakdowns there. And then late in the game, they were really soft on their switches and (Aaron) Nesmith was hitting threes. To me, they’ve got to clean up their pick-and-roll coverages, being up and more aggressive. And their communication’s got to be a lot better on what they’re doing. “….There was not a hard three in that stretch (of Nesmith’s six threes late in the fourth quarter). It’s still hard to make six straight threes. But it wasn’t like the shot-clock ran down and someone had to throw one in. He got great looks. Nesmith, all five of his looks were great looks. And the one (Tyrese) Haliburton got, (Mikal) Bridges gave him a lot of space on that one, too. They got really good shots. I just thought the Knicks’ defense in that stretch was very soft. And in the overtime, they had breakdowns on (Obi) Toppin’s dunk and (Andrew) Nembhard’s back cut. They just, defensively, didn’t get the job done.” -via SportsNet New York / May 23, 2025
Before last season, the Pacers decided to adopt a new identity: they were going to be the best-conditioned team in the league, the fastest team in the league, the group that shared the ball better than any team in the league. It didn’t take long for the rest of the NBA to catch on. Teams would “legitimately plan their stars’ rest schedule around making sure they’d sit out against us,” Turner wrote. “Guys would be sitting out and then they’d be joking with us pregame, like, ‘Nah, I ain’t running with y’all tonight. F— that.’” -via New York Times / May 21, 2025