Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took full responsibility for the team's tough loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics. Carlisle admitted fault for not calling a timeout with 10 seconds left to advance the ball, leading to the Pacers' defeat in overtime despite holding a five-point lead with two minutes remaining.
Rick Carlisle takes the blame for last night's loss. 😬 https://t.co/85GiIOL8ex https://t.co/jcQDN5R7zD
Rick Carlisle after Game 1: “This loss is totally on me” #BostonCeltics #IndianaPacers #RickCarlisle https://t.co/VB9tGq2OqS
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle takes full responsibility for his team’s tough loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Despite a five-point lead with two minutes left, the Pacers fell in overtime to the Boston Celtics. More ⤵️ https://t.co/YRQ7HEipuH https://t.co/M7MoIVD2nl
Rick Carlisle took full blame for the game 1 loss. If they lose in 7, will he reimburse my #BoomBaby futures ticket? 🤦🏀💰🔥 https://t.co/dS2WpIZYMJ
Rick Carlisle in press conference after Game 1: ‘This loss is totally on me’ https://t.co/oCkxluaCr8
Rick Carlisle: "This loss is totally on me. With 10 seconds left we should have called timeout and advanced the ball." (via @DustinDopirak) https://t.co/aeic247Sy9
Rick Carlise: ‘a lot of things had to go wrong for us and right for them. They did. We’ve got to own it.’ Took blame for not calling TO with 10 seconds left to advance ball. Pacers botched inbounds and Brown hit dagger
Rick Carlisle says the blame falls on him. He needed to call a TO, advance the ball before Nembhard inbounds. Then overall, on calamity, says "a lot of things had to go wrong for us and right for them. They did. And so we gotta own it. And we gotta ready for Tuesday."