The Athletic‘s Sam Amick joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Thursday to discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s continued growth, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being awarded the 2024-25 NBA MVP, the ongoing conference finals, and more.
Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith, and the Indiana Pacers had yet another miracle comeback, this time in New York for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals. Amick gave his perspective on their win and what it means for the series as a whole.
“Now you just wonder what the domino effect is going to be on the Knicks,” he said. “It certainly feels like more than one game.”
“At the same time, they dominated the action for most of game one. So, they’ve shown that they can control the Pacers. You just have to not stop playing basketball in the last three minutes, which is what’s been happening with these Pacers. Teams take their foot off the gas and they’re right there.”
The former Sacramento Kings guard enjoys the extras, doing a Reggie Miller choke sign after hitting what he thought was the game-winning step back, but his foot was on the line.
But, do those antics bother other players around the NBA?
“He obviously irks folks, but he’s a helluva ball player,” Amick said in response to Haliburton being “Most Overrated” in the anonymous player poll.
Jason also discussed the Sacramento Kings adding Bobby Jackson to Doug Christie’s coaching staff. What does he bring to California’s capital?
Be sure to check out the entire segment with Sam Amick on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.
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Other topics discussed include:
Oklahoma City’s convincing lead over the TWovles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named the 2024-25 NBA MVP over Nikola Jokic
Could the Thunder run the West for years?
Keys to Minnesota remaining competitive in the series
Fans agitation with Gilgeous-Alexander’s “foul baiting”
Haliburton voted the “Most Overrated” in the anonymous player poll… why?
Indiana continues to pull off miracle comebacks
Thunder have “maybe the loudest arena in the NBA”
All that and PLENTY more!
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