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Indiana Pacers Postgame Media Availability | January 4, 2026



Indiana Pacers Postgame Media Availability | January 4, 2026

Rick Carlisle spoke with the media following a 135-127 loss to the Magic on Sunday.

0:00 – Rick Carlisle

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  1. Id love to know how many points teams score on us off of double teams, cause i believe thats why we lost today. Mainly 3pters. Good offenese today, we just cant guard a door. Go Pacers!

  2. I'd love to be proud of how they played the problem is that's its the same exact story.

    Nembhardt checks for TJ in the Game in 2nd quarter at 9:36 Pacers up by 5.

    At 7:39 Pacers call timeout DOWN BY 5. Nembhardt bricked both his shots and didn't create off the dribble for anyone.

    Literally damn near the EXACT same thing that happened four days ago against the exact same team in the 2nd quarter after he checked In for Tj
    His 'assists' are passing it to someone wide open for 3. He doesn't create off the dribble or get good looks for anyone hardly ever.

    The reason why Potter and Huff shoot so many open 3s Is because the defense lets them. They are wide open for a reason.

    Siakam's points are 95 percent Iso. He's creating for himself.

    God forbid Pacers 'tank' and start playing Kam Jones. That's obviously loaded with sarcasm considering that was stated on a podcast. That If Kam Jones starts playing that means Pacers are tanking.

    Maybe that means Carlisle is FINALLY making an adjustment since Pacers are the absolute worst in the league in every offensive category.

    Who are the Pacers podcasters going to scapegoat after Mathurin is traded? You'd think without Mathurin who is constantly criticized for his defense that the Pacers would be lock down today.

    Despite having lost 11 in a row and playing as hard as they can Orlando scored their highest point total of the season. Shot 86 true shooting percentage for the 2nd quarter.

    They can and will blame Potter or Huff or Jarace even though Huff and Jarace were actually in the + today which Nembhardt has only been TWICE the entire season.

    I swear to God Nembhardt is the antithesis of Tyrese the last 6 minutes of a close Game. I have less then ZERO confidence they will win with Nembhardt running the point in a close Game down the stretch.

    Potter shot two shots in a row in the final minute of a close Game. Why?? Because Nembhardt doesn't get easy looks for Himself or anyone else during crunch time damn near ever.

    Anyone on planet earth that thinks Mathurin is injured I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.

    Mathurin is GONE y'all. GONE.

    Pacers podcasters and media will have to find someone to scapegoat beside the player running the offense rated 500 in the league shooting 40 percent from the field with both the worst record and worst offensive rating in the NBA.

    I'm not hating I'm just tired of the gaslighting and scapegoating and how literally no one ever mentions THE reason for 6-30 is Nembhardt and Carlisle's unwillingness to make an adjustment.

    I actually would be proud If they wouldn't have lost the same way today as they have like 20 times already.

    Nembhardt might be the worst closer I've ever seen in A Pacers uniform. He's the one with the ball the majority of the time. He is the one that makes the decisions.

    Jarace and Huff have been God Awful when starting and playing with Nembhardt at the 1. They get moved to the bench and all the sudden when playing with Tj instead they have a positive net rating and are hitting shots.

    Who would have thought that A 7'1 center would need someone to set up easy looks for him and get him easier baskets.

  3. Happened to be in Orlando. Live outside of Indiana and hadn’t seen them in-person in a couple years. Competitive game, or at least felt like it compared to most of the games this year, but couldn’t stop Banchero, Bane, or Black. They looked like the 3 best athletes on the floor. We don’t tire our opponents like we used to.

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