Tyrese Haliburton and the Key to Overcoming the Thunder: "I Have to Be More Effective in.."

For the second consecutive game, the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Indiana Pacers in the first half, but in Game 2 of the Finals, the team from Indianapolis couldn't make a comeback. Tyrese Haliburton spoke after the match about the defensive intensity of their opponent:

"That's how they are defensively. They have many different players who can defend the ball and move around the court... I have to figure out how to be more effective from the start of the games. I give them credit: they are a great defensive team. But [I will] watch the tape to see where I can improve."

He gives tactical keys to try to overcome a historic defense like OKC's, trying to impose the game that has led them to the Finals:

"Our attack is built from the inside out. We have to do a better job going towards the basket. They collapse and then make plays there, but I think we can improve a lot on that. They fly all over, they have great defenders at the point of attack and also excellent rim protectors. They are a great defense."

Finding positives despite the defeat:

"Throughout a series, even in the games you lose, you try to learn from them, see where you can improve. We had some success playing a bit more off the ball, moving rather than staying in the high screen, where I usually have a lot of success, but it gives them the opportunity to clog the paint."

"There are many different ways to digest what you have in front of you. We focus on taking it day by day. We have the tie, and that makes you feel good. But we definitely wanted to play better tonight," he concluded.

Myles Turner's words

Myles Turner also criticized himself after the defeat and pointed out the keys to improve in the upcoming duels:

"With Tyrese, there are many formulas to get him going. There are things we went over in our game plan that we didn't execute well enough today. We'll get him in the paint. We have been one of the best teams scoring in the paint all year and we have to establish that from the beginning. We only had four or six points in the paint in the first half, and that's not the Pacers' basketball."

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