Jarace Walker saw a cane on the cane after he defeated the Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, and his coach Rick Carlisle is not sure his forward will provide the NBA finals.
If he hopes to play Game 1 of the series against Oklahoma City on Thursday night, the 21-year-old will now have four days to recover. “He’s still very young, so it’s good,” the Indiana coach said. “I can’t see the replay, so I don’t know how far he is, how much he weighs.
“But when a person comes down and stays like this, you always hold your breath,” Carlisle said, his young star falling down after defending his car. His right leg seemed to bend awkwardly and eventually had to crawl on the court with the help of two trainers.
It has to be over 25 years since the Pacers last reached the NBA finals, as Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam led Game 6 to ensure their votes were after defeating the Knicks on Saturday night. The Eastern Conference Finals ended Indiana’s favor 4-2.
When their big guys dropped by 31 points and his co-star scored 11 of 21 points in the fourth quarter, the Family Team beat New York 125-108. Now, this is just the second time in their franchise history that they have qualified for the final stages, as their first trip took place in 2000.
The series against Oklahoma City will begin this upcoming Thursday night. “Pascal and Tyrese put us back to back and make sure we don’t lose,” said coach Rick Carlisle. “But our work is just beginning.”
Despite Siakam winning the Larry Bird trophy, while Eastern Conference Finals MVP, Haliburton also contributed 13 assists, while Obi Toppin contributed 18 points and six rebounds to his former squad this weekend.
