Carlisle: Pacers Need To Continue Up-Tempo Vs. Cavaliers

The Pacers are going to try and take a 2-0 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight and head coach Rick Carlisle joined us to discuss the hot shooting in Game 1, Tyrese Haliburton taking the next step as far as being the star player on the team and improving his defense and a whole lot more.

“We’ve got to do a better job of getting back [on defense]. In terms of our threes, we need to generate as many good ones as we can. Shot making can come and go. You can’t just say we’re just going to make shots every game.” -Rick Carlisle on where the Pacers need to improve on heading into Game 2 tonight

Carlisle also discussed the team’s ability to keep pace, balance and ball movement fluid throughout the entirety of a game, how to coach and adapt game in and game out during the playoffs and his thoughts on the retirement of Gregg Popovich.

For the full interview with Rick Carlisle, click the link below and get ready for tonight’s Game 2!