The Pacers lost in the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the four bad news that they encountered after the game need to be summarized

In the third game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers unfortunately lost to the Knicks with a score of 100-106. Although they still maintained the lead with a big score of 2-1, the Pacers encountered difficulties in the final quarter again in this game. Faced with the opponent's fierce counterattack, they seemed helpless and finally had no choice but to swallow the loss. The Pacers encountered three major bad news after the game.

First of all, Nesmith's injury is still worrying. Although he appeared on the sidelines after returning from injury, he was obviously exhausted and could hardly show aggressiveness in the final quarter. He made only two of nine shots in the game. His sluggish state had a significant impact on the game trend. As for whether he can participate in the next game, it is still unknown. After the game, head coach Carlisle said that Nesmith's steps on the court were quite flexible, but the specific injury needs to be further determined through video analysis.

Secondly, Carlisle's response in this game also had problems. When Towns ushered in a big explosion in the last quarter, his defensive strategy was obviously lagging behind and failed to make timely adjustments. Towns scored multiple times under Turner's defense. If Carlisle could use double-team or joint defense tactics earlier, it might be able to limit Towns' offense.

In addition, the Pacers were also in chaos on the offensive end. The team lacked clear tactical arrangements. The players did not know how to deal with the ball, and even had an embarrassing situation of three defenders. Carlisle obviously needed in-depth reflection on offense and defense conversion and personnel allocation.

Finally, the Pacers lack a stable ending point. Except for Siakam who can provide some finishing ability at critical moments, the performance of other players seems too sluggish, and they even dare not take action. Halliburton obviously lacked confidence at the critical moment and would rather pass the ball to his teammates than attack by himself, which had a fatal impact on the team. McNair also lacks decisiveness and dares not take action when he gets an opportunity, which makes the Pacer unable to form effective punishment for his opponent at the last moment.

This is the problem that the Pacers must seriously reflect and summarize. Come to the comment area to express their opinions.