Mic'd up with T.J. McConnell was a success, here's a few of the highlights:
"You ain't about this, go back down there."
"His shoes are terrible... Wh-why? Those green shoes."
"Did you lose a bet wearing those?"
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Victor Oladipo gets emotional while discussing his game-tying shot: "I just shot it, man. Mamba Mentality. That's for Kobe, GiGi, all the people that was on that helicopter. It's been a tough year, man, but tough times don't last. Tough people do."
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Lance Stephenson says he felt great chemistry with Domantas Sabonis in Saturday's win over Utah. "I know that guy like the back of my hand."
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Caitlin Clark speaking on the Fever win streak:"When you can stack these wins that gives everybody confidence, we're a young group so we're starting to dee our potential and what we're able to do..."
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Rick Carlisle on the loss to the Lakers: "There were certain things that were impossible to overcome...The 27 free throw differential is one and the 17 foul differential is the other. And I'll leave it at that."
T.J. Warren on his 53-point night: "Just doing what I do best — just putting the ball in the hole. I just wanted to lead the team offensively."
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Vic: "I love this game, I love playing out here, playing with my teammates."
Meanwhile, Myles Turner adds how important Vic's return to the
@Pacers
is: "I tell you one thing, the East is in trouble now."
Caitlin Clark mentions Aliyah Boston and Erica Wheeler when asked who she's looking forward to playing with: "I'm 22 years old and I don't have all the answers in the world. This is something new to me. ... (It's good) having those types of people around me to lean on."
Victor Oladipo hit the game-winning shot for the
@Pacers
and says these are the type of games he loves: "It was incredible, man. Those are one of the games you dream about. It just turned out great for us."
Wesley Matthews on his long 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, which was his first field goal with the
@Pacers
: "I could feel all of Indiana willing that in for me. ... I felt welcomed. That felt good to see that drop."
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Myles Turner after Pacers beat Mavs: "I have the highest impact defensively in the league. When I'm out there, things change a lot. When I'm not, it's obvious. ... I don't have to score to impact the game. I know where I leave my mark."
#AlwaysGame
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Victor Oladipo on playing in front of
@Pacers
fans: "It's like playing in front of my family every night, and I'm just thankful to be able to do that."
#BasketballDayIndiana
Rick Carlisle: "The thing I love about our team is that we're a true team. We've got some great individual players, but we're a group that needs each other. And I think it's something that the people of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana can get behind."
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Edmond Sumner after hitting the game-winning free throws: "I learned from my vets. They encouraged me in the huddle. I just wanted to go out there and show what I can do."
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Victor Oladipo after the
#Pacers
' victory over the
#Bulls
: "I'm not feeling well, but I don't care. It's time to win."
Myles Turner: "You know how these singers are. He's a prima donna. He ain't sick."
Siakam feels the love in Indy after a triple-double in his first win with the
#Pacers
: "I appreciate every single fan out there, every single supporter. I want to make this home so I'm excited that everyone is embracing me and I just want to continue to work hard for them."
Carlisle on the postgame scrum between the
#Pacers
and Bucks: "There was a misunderstanding about the game ball. It was Oscar Tshiebwe's first official NBA point. We always get the game ball. We were not thinking about Giannis' franchise record. ... Unfortunate situation."
Doug McDermott after the
@Pacers
' win over the
#Nuggets
: "People don't give us a lot of respect, and we like that. It's just motivation for us. We feel like we're one of the better teams in the East and we can play anyone, so we're going to continue to play hard."
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Lance Stephenson on his incredible ability to get under his opponents' skin: "I fear no man. You're on the other team, I don't care about you."
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Wesley Matthews on the
@Pacers
victory: "We have a lot to play for. We know that this team has a lot of potential, a lot of positive things surrounding it."
Lance Stephenson on going up against LeBron James: "I just tried to get into him a little bit, tried to get him a little frustrated, have him thinking about me on the offensive end." It worked as the
@Pacers
defeated the
#Cavs
for the third time this season.
The
@Pacers
just made a major statement by defeating the
#Cavs
, but Victor Oladipo still sees room for improvement: "I've just gotta work real hard to make sure I can go up and make two free throws for my team. I've gotta do better in that category."
Jalen Smith: "Indiana fans — they're truly tremendous. I'm getting a lot of funny things on Twitter that I can't repeat on camera with fans showing they love me. ... I'm just grateful to be here and be able to play in front of them."
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Myles Turner: "The organization came to me and said 'Your offense is gonna come, but we need you to be the best defensive player in the NBA' and I really took that to heart."
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Carlisle on Obi: "He has graduated to the point where he's become an NBA pro. He knows who he is, he knows how he plays, he plays to his strengths, he's able to put things behind that go wrong, and he plays with pure heart. You can't ask for anything more than that."
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Haliburton after hitting game-winning shot: "I wanted to come out here and respond the right way. When Tyler hit that shot, I told everybody to give me the ball and the game will be over."
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If Myles Turner has to wear a mask while he's recovering from a broken nose, Victor Oladipo is confident that he'll be just fine: "Don't worry, I've worn a mask before. I'll give him some pointers. The mask has secret powers, so he'll be alright."
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Oladipo after
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clinch playoff spot: "I'm blessed and fortunate to be a part of this organization and be a part of this state and this city. I'm looking forward to the ride."
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Tyrese Haliburton jumped out of his seat and told the coaches he needed to be put into the game. He followed it up with a buzzer beater: "I watch Steph (Curry) do that with Steve (Kerr). ... I was like, 'Coach, I'm going to start doing that.'"
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Darren Collison after the
@Pacers
' dominant win over the
#Pistons
: "This is a real special team. I know we don't get national love, but I think people will start to notice how hard we play together."
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Turner on experiencing his first playoff series win: "I was kind of at a loss for words at first. Kind of hard to believe. ... This is really fun and I'm glad it can finally happen and in a Pacers uniform at that."
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T.J. Warren on having a memorable night in front of mentor David West: "D-West — he means a lot to me. For him to be at this game, in North Carolina, in my hometown, it's a good feeling."
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The
@Pacers
are honoring the inspirational Tyler Trent, battling a rare form of bone cancer, at tonight's game. But he's not just their for leisure. He'll be calling the game.
#TylerStrong
Stephenson on his magical 24-point first half in his return: "Just working out two years, waiting for the this moment. I'm so happy to be here, it's home."
#GoldBlooded
Obi after his game winner: "We're proud of everybody on this team. We're gonna keep hoopin'... Our fans are amazing. Every single night we come out here, we hear them every single game ... We love our fans. We just come out here, have fun and play our type of basketball."
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Haliburton after win No. 42 this season: "Yes! Yes, I forgot about it. Yes. First winning season in the NBA. Yes! ... I'm excited to finally clinch a winning season so hopefully there's a lot more to come."
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Aaron Holiday was chomping on the bit to help the
#Pacers
come back in the second half: "I was told before halftime, just be ready... Eventually my number was called, and I was ready."
.
@VicOladipo
on the
#Pacers
sweeping the
#Warriors
: "It means absolutely nothing. ... There's a bigger task ahead." But it was a "phenomenal" win, he concedes.
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Nembhard on his game-winning three at the buzzer: "(We) stuck together, came together, made some big shots down the stretch and it went down for us. ... It's fun. We've got a fun group of guys, you can see. We're just trying to win games and enjoy it together."
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coach Rick Carlisle following a 117-109 loss to the Nuggets: "I don't want to get fined, but it took 14 minutes to get a foul called on them in the second half. That was surprising."
Turner on the recent atmosphere at home: "It's completely different from last year to this year it's been incredible. Even throughout my whole tenure here, this is the loudest i've seen it. I love it!"
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Oladipo: "I think we can do something really special here, even this year in the playoffs... Who knows, we could go for a big run. Why not us?"
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Haliburton on closing out the series after Game 4: "We're not done yet. Series is far from over ... Just play hard, play the right way, play through everything that's going to be thrown at us ... keep our composure through everything; just stay together as a group."
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IT'S GOOD! Josiah Smith kicks it through from 38 yards out, and
@WeBoAthletics
takes the lead with just seconds remaining in this game.
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Oladipo on closing out a
#Pacers
' victory: "For this team, I want to be that, I want to be the leader that they can lean on when things are tough."
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Spicy P on the connection improving with Haliburton: "I know he's a pass-first kind of guy. With the gravity he has on offense, I'm just trying to make the right reads. I know that the ball is going to find me. We just gotta continue to work. We got something special."
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Sheppard is all smiles after his 5-for-5 3PT game: "I mean I didn't even hit the rim. It felt good. I don't know, you just have days like that as a shooter. That was good for my confidence going into the rest of the season."
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Mathurin after the
#Pacers
' win: "It's fun. It's fun to see my teammates happy. To see my teammates shine. We lost the best player on the team (Tyrese Haliburton) so I feel like my role on the team was to pretty much step up and help the team win the game."
Myles Turner after his 24-point, four-block game vs. the Mavs: "I'm in a great place, man. I wanted to be here, I wanted to have this opportunity to play my natural position. I'm with a young and up-and-coming team and I just want to keep having fun with what I'm doing."
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Haliburton on his game-winner: "I just knew I was shooting it, no matter what. I didn't know what I was going to get to. ... I live for these moments. That's why I'm here."
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Lance Stephenson on the overwhelming reception he received night after night in his third stint with the
#Pacers
: "It made me really want to cry, because it shows how much they love how I play and what I bring to the table."
Domas Sabonis on the
@Pacers
' chemistry: "All of us love each other. We're just having fun out there, and we're just a great group of guys with the same mentality to win."
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Bogdanovic after
#Pacers
beat
#Hawks
: "I was down. I was terrible with my mind after that play. ... I had incredible support from all [my teammates]. I'm really happy to be here."