Tyrese Haliburton was not a big fan of one of Rick Carlisle’s late-game decisions in Tuesday’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 against the New York Knicks.

Carlisle hasn’t reached the NBA Finals since that 2010-11 title run with Dallas, where the Mavericks won 16 of 21 playoff games and took down the Miami Heat in six games. Now, he’s on the brink of another finals appearance, this time with a team built around depth, chemistry and the steady hand of a veteran coach.

I get tired of talking about individual numbers. … Tyrese is a great player. I think people realize that. He happens to do some really impressive

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.

Examining how Rick Carlisle's 11th-place standing in all-time playoff wins gave the Pacers a decisive edge over the Cavs.

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

Rick Carlisle may be trying to pull an old Jedi mind trick on his coaching counterpart. The Indiana Pacers head coach Carlisle went viral on Monday for some comments that he made to reporters after team practice.

After each game, whether you win or lose, you have to re-set and have to be ready for the task at hand, which is your next game,” Thibodeau said. “So it’s how you respond to the next