Battle Tyrese: Reviewing Pacers-Sixers Film (Patreon)

And identifying possible adjustments for group play of the NBA's In-Season Tournament 

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper  

Welcome to the film room! With the Pacers and Sixers currently in the middle of a back-to-back, it seemed timely to review the film from the first regular season match-up on Sunday with an eye for potential tweaks that both teams might make before group play of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday. Turns out, "Battle Tyrese" (between Haliburton and Maxey) was definitely worth a second look, especially when considering how to contain the downhill momentum of the pick-and-roll, as well as the glass.

Let's get into it!

Here are the relevant timestamps:

0:00 - Welcome to the film room!

1:30 - Appreciating players named Tyrese

3:00 - "Defending" empty ball screens 

7:22 - How other teams *actually* defended empty ball screens

18:30 - Oof, the middle ball screens didn't go any better

22:22 - Someone played solid defense (REALLY!)

23:30 - Cross-matching Turner and Toppin

27:00 - Thank you and good-bye (Enjoy the game!)