#rick-carlisle

#rick-carlisle

The league lawyer that was doing the interview kind of unilaterally decided Aaron Nesmith, who had been injured the night before and couldn't hold the ball, should have played in the game, which just seems ridiculous. And during the interview process -- I was not in on it but I heard the details -- we asked them if they wanted to talk to the doctors, our doctors about it because it was something documented by our doctors and trainers. They said no, they didn't need to.

"This place is very loud, very crazy," said Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, emphasizing the intensity of the home crowd during Game 1 of the playoffs.