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‘If he was up here’… Rick Carlisle surprisingly takes blame for Game 3 loss despite Tyrese Haliburton disaster

May 11, 2025 4 Min Read
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'If he was up here'... Rick Carlisle surprisingly takes blame for Game 3 loss despite Tyrese Haliburton disaster
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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle’s postgame convention was a poor effort at hiding Tyrese Haliburton’s failure.

The Indiana Pacers secured a 2-0 lead towards the Cleveland Cavaliers within the second spherical of the NBA playoffs.

Contemplating the Pacers had been headed residence for Recreation 3, many anticipated a 3-0 lead within the collection. Nevertheless, the Cavs totally dominated the Pacers as they handed a 126-104 defeat in Recreation 3.

It was a results of the Pacers’ poor begin to the matchup because the Cavs outscored the house group 34-13 within the second quarter.

Photograph by Jason Miller/Getty Photographs

It’s not over till one group has gained 4 video games in a collection. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle understands it completely as he didn’t get forward of himself regardless of a 2-0 lead within the collection.

Carlisle additionally confirmed his management expertise through the postgame convention after Recreation 3. The veteran head coach surprisingly took duty for the loss and vowed to be higher.

“It was a really poor effort originally of the sport, for too many elements of the sport. It’s on all of us. All of us personal it. Fairly clearly, I didn’t have these guys prepared for this. So I take duty for that,” Carlisle admitted.

“Ty had a tough sport, I acquired to do extra to get him concerned, get him pictures, get him in higher positions to defend higher. All these sorts of issues.

“The blokes had an incredible week. It’s one sport. If he [Tyrese Haliburton] was up right here, he’d say, ‘I’ll be higher,’” he added.

Whereas Carlisle taking duty was nice, Haliburton’s poor efficiency was nonetheless the most important purpose behind the Pacers’ Recreation 3 loss.

#Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle after the Recreation 3 loss to the Cavs:

“It is on all of us. All of us personal it. Fairly clearly, I did not have these guys prepared for this.” pic.twitter.com/pZoHRoizbW

— WISH-TV Information (@WISHNews8) Could 10, 2025

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For what it’s price, Haliburton was phenomenal within the first two video games of the collection. In reality, he was seemingly on the trail to proving his critics mistaken.

Nevertheless, being the face of the franchise, he can’t fully disappear throughout an essential matchup.

Sadly, that’s what occurred in Recreation 3. Haliburton completed the night time with simply 4 factors, 0 rebounds, and 5 assists in half-hour of taking part in time.

On high of that, he shot an abysmal 2-of-8 from the sector whereas being a minus-20 on the ground. The ultimate nail within the coffin was Haliburton skipping the press convention after the sport.

Contemplating he has been very vocal when the Pacers have gained video games, it was a poor signal of management and will damage the locker room morale forward of the essential Recreation 4 contest within the collection.

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