Rick Carlisle, Indiana Pacers and Game 1
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The Pacers' success, particularly on offense, is the product of a group of players that has bought in and an NBA champion coach who has evolved.
T he Indiana Pacers have been on a magical ride this season that's taken a unique flight path to victory on many occasions. No team in the NBA has more ridiculous come-from-behind
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"It's a muscle — the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets" - Rick Carlisle reacts to Pacers' epic Game 1 comeback vs. KnicksDown 119-105 with 2:51 on the clock, the Indiana Pacers rallied to send the game to overtime, where they outdueled the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden to claim a 138-135 road win and take a 1-0 series lead in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.
Examining how Carlisle's 11th-place standing in all-time playoff wins gives the Pacers a decisive edge over teams led by coaching newcomers still finding their postseason voice
Tim Legler praised Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle for a simple coaches challenge that altered the course of a comeback.
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Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner talks to head coach Rick Carlisle in the second half of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 11, 2025. Credit: AP/Michael Conroy