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Scott Agness: Andrew Nembhard on ESPN broadcast at Summer League. On Myles Turner: “It was a little shocking when it first happened. Obviously, I loved my time with Myles. It was great being his teammate. He’s done a lot for me, being one of the vets. Excited to see his success over there.”
Quick Overview Oklahoma City won the physicality on a game by game basis 4-3. They also took the "playing hard energy" wins by the same 4-3 margin. The team with the better Physicality score was 5-2, while the team with the most "Playing Hard Wins" was 7-0. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all players with 226 Physicality Wins, followed by Pascal Siakam (164), Myles Turner (140), Chet Holmgren (134) and Jalen Williams (132). Siakam led in Net Wins with +33. Hartenstein led in Net Wins per 36 min. Siakam was the top "playing hard energy plays" leader with 63 PH Wins, followed by Caruso (55), Holmgren (52), Haliburton (47), and Nembhard (43). Siakam dominated Jalen Williams Head-to-Head (+19 wins), while Shai was +20 net wins against the five IND starters (only losing H2H to Siakam).
None of the other 29 teams played with the Pacers’ verve this season. They traveled more miles per game on offense than anyone else in the playoffs, and traveled more miles per game on defense than anyone else in the playoffs, according to Second Spectrum. Indiana’s players combined to run 444 total miles over their 23 playoff games, shattering the previous postseason record, which belonged to the 2019 Toronto Raptors. Second Spectrum has tracked the statistic since 2013. “We play hard for 82 games straight at a higher pace than anyone else,” starting guard Andrew Nembhard said. “I mean, that’s what it is. You only get in shape from the games. (Most teams) just don’t play as hard as us every game. It’s just will.”
Indiana’s players combined to run 444 total miles over their 23 playoff games, shattering the previous postseason record, which belonged to the 2019 Toronto Raptors. Second Spectrum has tracked the statistic since 2013. “We play hard for 82 games straight at a higher pace than anyone else,” starting guard Andrew Nembhard said. “I mean, that’s what it is. You only get in shape from the games. (Most teams) just don’t play as hard as us every game. It’s just will.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads OKC to first title in franchise history
Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Thunder 103, Pacers 91 SGA - 29 points, 12 assists JDub - 20 points, 4 rebounds Chet - 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks Siakam - 16 points, 4 rebounds Nembhard - 15 points, 6 assists Mathurin - 24 points, 13 rebounds OKC wins the NBA championship
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Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Pacers 108, Thunder 91 SGA - 21 points, 4 rebounds JDub - 16 points, 3 rebounds Hartenstein - 10 points, 4 rebounds Haliburton - 14 points, 5 assists Siakam - 16 points, 13 rebounds Nembhard - 17 points, 4 assists Toppin - 20 points, 6 rebounds Series is tied 3-3
“It was a little tough,” Andrew Nembhard said of watching back the film. It was a game they should have won, but failed to finish. “Got to have a quick memory in these type of games. It's a big game. A lot of emotion goes into it. Trying to flip the switch to the next game.”
That’s typical too: Nembhard’s career playoff averages of 13.9 points with an effective field goal percentage of .598 are significantly better than his career regular-season marks of 9.6 points with an eFG of .524. But it’s defence that the Pacers have come to depend on. “He loves the challenge. He has a great intellectual curiosity about defence and the challenge of trying to -- I mean, you don't stop players today. You try to make it hard,” said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. “… They are both from Canada and they both have played a lot with and against each other over the years … but this is the ultimate challenge, a guy like him who is the MVP. He's just so skilled, so quick, bigger than you think. Everybody talks about the lethal mid-range, but he makes threes easily, too. He lives at the free throw line. So there's no breaks. There's no breaks. But Drew is one of these guys that he has an equal focus on the defensive end as the offensive end, and that's -- it's a bit rare with today's players.”
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Nembhard spent more time guarding Gilgeous-Alexander than anyone else on the floor and more than held his own, as his Olympic teammate was just 3-of-9 against him in their one-on-one battles and — crucially — went to the free-throw line only once. “It's definitely a job that has no breaks. It's a consistent 48-minute job from our whole team,” said Nembhard of the assignment.
Michael Grange: “It’s hard to even wrap your head around …. for us to make it to this stage is a testament to our hard work, our character, the people around us that help us get here.” — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on sharing Finals stage with fellow 🇨🇦🏀 Lu Dort, Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin.
StatMuse: Andrew Nembhard in Game 6: 14 PTS 8 AST 6 STL (!!) The most steals ever by a player in a Conference Finals closeout game.
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