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<v Speaker 1>Now let's get to the NBA Finals, where the Pacers

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<v Speaker 1>stole Game one against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pacers

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<v Speaker 1>were down by fifteen with a little over nine minutes

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter, nine minutes left in the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>quarter and managed to take a one point league courtesy

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<v Speaker 1>of this late bucket from Tyrese Halliburton with zero point

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<v Speaker 1>three seconds left.

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<v Speaker 2>And talk about an improbable victory.

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<v Speaker 1>The Pacers became the first team to win an NBA

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<v Speaker 1>Finals game win trailing by at least nine points in

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<v Speaker 1>the final three minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the game, all other teams with zero and one

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<v Speaker 2>eighty two.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition to that, the Pacers have a five and

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<v Speaker 1>three record this postseason. Went trailing by fifteen or more points,

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<v Speaker 1>Ladies and gentlemen, I was surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>By the comeback.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you that Tyrese Halliburton, he's a young rising

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<v Speaker 1>star in this league. I don't label him a superstar

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<v Speaker 1>because for me, a superstar is somebody that's the number

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<v Speaker 1>one option that carries the load, that is the face

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<v Speaker 1>of a franchise from start to finish, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>they have that level of responsibility on their shoulders. The

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana Pacers are a collection of really really good parts

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<v Speaker 1>that could end up winning an NBA championship. Shay Gil

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<v Speaker 1>Just Alexander was sensational last night with thirty eight points,

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<v Speaker 1>but not when it counted. That was Tyrese Halliburton who

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<v Speaker 1>was not good. He was jittery and shaky, looked like

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<v Speaker 1>a DNA a lights in the first half. Through the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter he wasn't much better. But then as the

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<v Speaker 1>game waned, he came on and let you know that

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<v Speaker 1>his presence needed to be felt. Nemhard really showed up

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<v Speaker 1>and showed out and created shots for himself and did

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<v Speaker 1>some things.

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<v Speaker 2>Nie Smith made sure he was formidable as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Even Myles Turner hit a bank shot three, Pascal Siakam

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<v Speaker 1>hit a corner three from the right. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers were ten of sixteen from on corner threes last

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<v Speaker 1>night in game one.

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<v Speaker 2>Give credit where credit is due. They came back.

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<v Speaker 1>They scored sixty six points in the second half on

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<v Speaker 1>better than fifty percent shooting against the number one defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA. That's saying something. Solahoma City, who has

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<v Speaker 1>a problem closing out close games. Their record is underfivinger

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<v Speaker 1>like three and six when you know within three point games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, droughing the regular season and one and four

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs. This is who they are. This is

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<v Speaker 1>who Oklahoma City has been. And so Shaye Gilgers Alexander's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to be that superstar at League MVP Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Williams is gonna have to show up and help them.

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<v Speaker 1>If you get average twenty two points a game or

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine percent shooter from the field forty six percent

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<v Speaker 1>shooter from three point range in the conference finals, you

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<v Speaker 1>can damn sure do it in the NBA Finals against Indiana.

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City is in a tough matchup now, and I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't be happier because walking into the finals, I had

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City in six.

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<v Speaker 2>I still have Oklahoma and the City in six. But

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of.

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<v Speaker 1>People believed that the Pacers could get swept. I never

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<v Speaker 1>believed that. I believe the Pacers were good to win

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<v Speaker 1>two games, possibly even force a game seven. But I

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<v Speaker 1>knew they would have to win game one to have

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to do that because I don't see OKC

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<v Speaker 1>losing Game two. And I think that if they had

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<v Speaker 1>gone back to Indiana or going to Indiana the games three.

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<v Speaker 2>And four up to oh in the series.

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<v Speaker 1>Of this NBA Finals, I think that Indiana would have

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<v Speaker 1>been in trouble. But now that Indiana has won, Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 1>City's gotta get its stuff right, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make things very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm happy I got a good finals. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy about.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy that the Indiana paces has showing the basketball

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<v Speaker 1>world this is a series to pay attention to, because

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<v Speaker 1>don't think for one second that they can't beat OKC.

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<v Speaker 2>I like this. I like this.