GAME 1 REACTION: Pacers’ win is a ‘GUT PUNCH’ to the Knicks – Tim Legler | SportsCenter
Tim Legler joins Nicole Briscoe on SportsCenter to react to the Indiana Pacers’ 138-135 win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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SAS tomorrow gonna try to deflate it and say the usual "my constituents analyzed the data having concluded with undeniable and excessive vocabulary that this was only a 2 point shot"…….peanut butter and SAS JELLLLLLYYYYYYYY!!!!!!😂😂😂😂
Perk still belives in Knicks in 5
No fathers love can come close to how much God the father loves you💟✝️
Pacers fight and fight no matter how big the lead is that’s one thing I respect about this team
I am from NY – not a "fan" of any team in these playoffs but – Brunson was being such a ball hog during the last 5 or so minutes of the game, that I am happy that the Pacers came back the way they did.
KAT after blowing the big Lead
"AFTER ALLLL THAAAATTT"
Boom BABY!!!!
Basketball gods have spoken.
Mr "CLUTCH" Airball 🤣🤣🤣
Pacers choking the Knicks was the best way to shut up those overrated trash talkers🎉
Where is Stephen a huh?
CHOKERS NYK
Gentleman sweep mode
Enjoy Pacers, enjoy. We choked this one away. We will be ready for game 2. Nesmith is not going to see any daylight the rest of the series. Halliburton doing that, reggie choke hold prematurely will come back and haunt the Pacers. I don't want to hear any crying this series Pacers fans. Enjoy this one.
Indy beat the Knicks and the refs. Good god the fouls were sooo biased and why isn't ESPN calling it out?!?! #2 market vs #25 market NBA stop being rigged!!!
Pacers didn’t even play that well honestly but they still got the win. They will play even better next game.
I said it on other platforms.. why change out deuce and mitch for bridges and jalen when up by double digits and the momentum on our side????
I call out brunson here. Despite the great game, he basically played matador defense on the 3pt line along with kat, while the lineup with with deuce, mitch, hart, kat, and og hustled on the defensive end.
Let’s Go Pacers!!!!!!
Which Knick gets injured first due to fatigue and conditioning?
Where Stephen a smiff.
That 1 pacers fan laughing it up at work this morning
I HOPE THE PACERS SWEEP THE KNICKS. I HAVE NEVER EVER LIKED JIM DOLAND AND TH3 WAY HE TREATED SPIKE LLE, PATRICK EWING AND CHARLES OAKLEY. IN ADDITION JAMES DOLAN HAS NOT PAID COMMER8CAL PROPERTY TAXES ON MADISON SQAURE GARDEN SINCE 1982. SAVINGS AMOUNTING TO ALMOST 1 BULLION DOLLARS. THIS MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO KEEP HOSPITALS OPEN IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK. THIS MEONY COULD HAVE BEENS USED TO BETTER FUND NURSING HOMES
The disrespect by ESPN!!! Miraculous?? They done it 4 times this postseason
It is not a big surprise how teams seem to play better when their ball hogs go to the bench. Better ball movement, better shot selection. Knicks pulled ahead quickly in the 4th without Brunson
On another note. Nesmith was drafted by Boston as a first round pick, pick 14 in 2020 from outta Vanderbilt. Traded during the summer of 2022 to Indiana. The trade was Nik Sauskas, Daniel Theis, Juwan Morgan, Malik Fitts, Aaron Neismith and first round 2023 pick to the pacers for Malcolm Brogdan. People were saying at the time the pacers got robbed. Boston clearly lost that trade now cause Neismith is balling in Indiana AND brogdan is not even in Boston no more and Tatum is gonna be out for at least about 2 years with the injury. Nesmith could've started in Boston since Tatum went down if he never got traded, but that's not the case now. That trade came back to haunt Boston in my opinion
Nobody talks about Brunson's heroball😂😂😂
knicks thought they was nice cause they beat a celtics team without tatum
I'm watching the replay of this game, and I still can't believe what I witnessed last night. Unbelievable!!! It just doesn't seem real. Gut punch, indeed.
Tell sas keep that same energy!
Indianapolis is going to be CRAZY on Sunday, especially if the Pacers take game 2. Race Day AND a Conference Finals game? Against the KNICKS!?! This is better than Christmas.
WHERE IS SAS REEL
When are people going to learn to stop sleeping on the Pacers? They are in the ECF for a reason.
JAMES DOLAN USES FACIAL RECOGNITION TO KEEP HIS EMEMIES OUT OF MADISON SQAURE GARDEN. MAYBE JAMES DOLAN BETTER FIND A WAY TO KEEP AARON NESMITH OUT OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Karate Kid Pacers Version.
Reggie = Mr Miyagi
Tyrese = LaRusso
Halliburton channeled Kawhi, KD and Reggie Miller at the same time on that lasr shot
If you are a Pacers fan you know this game wasn't over when they were down by 14. I kept telling people at a packed bar that it's not over and there they go again. The come back kids do it again like they have alot this year. PACERS IN 6!!
Haliburton corny as hell with that choke celebration
I think the only team that would have beat the Pacers in the east would have been a healthy Celtics squad. The Knicks don’t have it
Pacers vs Thunder….
Thr worst NBA finals in 30 years
Hands down one of the best playoff games I've ever seen. It was giving Reggie Miller, Starks, Ewing late 90s vibes.
Pacers don't stop playing until there are zeros on the clock. Knicks went up by I think it was 16 and they put it in cruise control but the Pacers don't play like that. They play to the buzzer no matter what. Also: gotta make late FTs and they can't scapegoat Robinson this time. It was KAT and Brunson bricking freebies this game.
I'm glad I didn't bet on that game because me and my friends go big when we bet on all games .but I'm not scared because Friday once again it's on.
Even with Brunson flopping all over the place they couldn’t help but choke
Why do they keep saying stole? That's not the game I saw… I saw Indiana earn that win! They have one games like that all year and now they have one three in the postseason all in the last couple minutes… That is not a steal that is called strategy
Josh hart scoring 8 didn't help. That's 5 points under his playoff average. He missed a late game 3 and a lay up late in the game. You can't expect him to make shots when he hasn't shot the ball since the first half. Shoot the 🏀
It's the same every year!! The Pacers have been a problem for the Knicks for Decades/s Lol Fun Epic Game to Watch!!! 🔥💯
Driving in the lane he looks up at the clock then backs out and gets the shooters bounce 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Paskal Nowitzki