Despite Jalen Brunson having a 36-11 double-double tonight, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Knicks and Pacers was the Pascal Siakam show. He was the Pacers’ key to beating the Knicks tonight. But Tyrese Haliburton revealed that it took a little extra to get the rest of the Pacers going, as their head coach revealed how Pascal pulled off this performance.
With 39 points off 15-23 shooting, not only was Pascal the most prolific player on the court today, he was also the most lethal. And because of his insane haul, none of his teammates even needed to cross the 20-point mark. Moreover, Jalen Brunson grabbing 36 points for himself also proved meaningless in the face of Pascal’s greatness. And after the game. Rick Carlisle explained why Siakam deserves all the credit in the world for tonight’s showing.
“You know, in the first half, he was the guy that got us going and got us through some difficult stretches. Thought he really picked his spots to be aggressive. He ran great, he did everything — he attacked the rim, he was great in mid-range, and the three-point shot was there. And so, it’s hard to score that number of points in a game like this, where you always have a physical matchup defensively. And there’s a guy crashing and flying at the basket. But he did a phenomenal job. And it’s a quiet 39 points. It really, it really was,” said Carlisle to the media.
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