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Nomad · 05-07-2024, 04:45 PM

I beg your patients as I break the final 3 minutes of the Pacers-Knicks game and explain why Nembhard and Nesmith are actually the fulcrum of the team's evolving core.

3:26 Pacers 111, Knicks 111
Haliburton dribbles up floor, swings a too-high pass across court to Nesmith, who corrals it (disrupting flow) hands it off to Myles, who works it back to Haliburton, basically back in rhythm. Hali now makes a compound mistake, throwing it off DiVincenzo's leg on an attempt to find Myles in the lane.

Anunoby recovers and runs it down court. Haliburton is only one with angle to reach him in time for a block. Makes a weak tired wrong-footed swipe as OG races right past him and dunks. Nesmith just a beat late (having started 10 feet behind Hali) is there to takes the ball as it passes net and immediately resets the Pacer's high-octane offense.

3:01 111-113
Siakam misses one of his patented post-ups (hasn't had his stuff together in a few games).

2:43 113-113
Brunson mid-range over Nemhard (nothing you can do).

2:30 113-113 DiVincenzo deep cleats Nesmith (foul).

2:17 115-113
Nesmith shadows Hart from half court to basket and causes a turnover when options in paint are blocked. Haliburton deep bombs Nembhard and Siakam lays it in.

1:50 115-113
Nembhard up the court, jujitsu moves, lay in.

1:14 115-115
Brunson over Nembhard.

00:58 115-115
Nembhard misses 3.

00:52 115-115
Nesmith go-ahead steal of Brunson called a phantom kick.

00:39 115-118

Nesmith moves to double Brunson moving into paint with ball.

Haliburton fails to cover DiVincenzo, who has locked in and hit 3 by time he waves an arm. So, all ref griping aside, that's the second reason for a critical five-point swing.

00:26 117-118
Siakam makes one of his pure-effort lay ups.

00:12
Pacers take it up floor and Myles called for an phantom-esque screen that eliminates Pacers' chance for a go ahead basket.

Somewhere on this thread right when season started... there was a memorable Locked-In episode where it was decided Nesmith and Nembhard (neither of whom was then starting) were the two players you would want in a game defending with five minutes left. Now they also lead offense as well. Even without switching McConnell for Haliburton, as some fans have suggested, more touches for those two, in rhythm and faster than #@#@#@#@, would have sufficed to ensure a proper close-out. I say let Haliburton concentrate on getting key defensive closeouts that do not require physicality, such as the one that handed DiVencenzo a 3, right.

05-07-2024, 04:45 PM	#396
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	I beg your patients as I break the final 3 minutes of the Pacers-Knicks game and explain why Nembhard and Nesmith are actually the fulcrum of the team's evolving core. 3:26 Pacers 111, Knicks 111 Haliburton dribbles up floor, swings a too-high pass across court to Nesmith, who corrals it (disrupting flow) hands it off to Myles, who works it back to Haliburton, basically back in rhythm. Hali now makes a compound mistake, throwing it off DiVincenzo's leg on an attempt to find Myles in the lane. Anunoby recovers and runs it down court. Haliburton is only one with angle to reach him in time for a block. Makes a weak tired wrong-footed swipe as OG races right past him and dunks. Nesmith just a beat late (having started 10 feet behind Hali) is there to takes the ball as it passes net and immediately resets the Pacer's high-octane offense. 3:01 111-113 Siakam misses one of his patented post-ups (hasn't had his stuff together in a few games). 2:43 113-113 Brunson mid-range over Nemhard (nothing you can do). 2:30 113-113 DiVincenzo deep cleats Nesmith (foul). 2:17 115-113 Nesmith shadows Hart from half court to basket and causes a turnover when options in paint are blocked. Haliburton deep bombs Nembhard and Siakam lays it in. 1:50 115-113 Nembhard up the court, jujitsu moves, lay in. 1:14 115-115 Brunson over Nembhard. 00:58 115-115 Nembhard misses 3. 00:52 115-115 Nesmith go-ahead steal of Brunson called a phantom kick. 00:39 115-118 Nesmith moves to double Brunson moving into paint with ball. Haliburton fails to cover DiVincenzo, who has locked in and hit 3 by time he waves an arm. So, all ref griping aside, that's the second reason for a critical five-point swing. 00:26 117-118 Siakam makes one of his pure-effort lay ups. 00:12 Pacers take it up floor and Myles called for an phantom-esque screen that eliminates Pacers' chance for a go ahead basket. Somewhere on this thread right when season started... there was a memorable Locked-In episode where it was decided Nesmith and Nembhard (neither of whom was then starting) were the two players you would want in a game defending with five minutes left. Now they also lead offense as well. Even without switching McConnell for Haliburton, as some fans have suggested, more touches for those two, in rhythm and faster than #@#@#@#@, would have sufficed to ensure a proper close-out. I say let Haliburton concentrate on getting key defensive closeouts that do not require physicality, such as the one that handed DiVencenzo a 3, right. Last edited by Nomad; 05-07-2024 at 04:49 PM.