Once rejected by Doncic, Carlisle set a new record and led two teams into the finals

In the G6 match of the playoffs, the Pacers defeated the Knicks 125-108 at home, and entered the finals 4-2 with a total score. This is their second finals after 25 years. Next, they will play in the Thunder.

After this game, Pacers coach Carlisle led the team to the finals for the second time in his career, the 2011 Mavericks (winning the championship) and this year's Pacers. In the 2010-11 season, Carlisle led the Mavericks to eliminate the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, the Lakers and the Thunder rushed to the finals, and then won the championship with a total score of 4:2 in the match against the Heat, helping the Mavericks win the first NBA championship in 31 years.

After coaching the Mavericks for 15 seasons, Carlisle announced his resignation as the Mavericks coach. A week later, Carlisle quickly took up the position of Pacers' coach. After exploring the reasons for Carlisle's resignation, the media found that Carlisle and Doncic had a big tactical disagreement. Doncic was also a little dissatisfied with Carlisle's way of dealing with teammates. Doncic had publicly questioned Carlisle's employment and tactics in front of his assistant coach and teammates in the game, and had a fierce dispute with Carlisle.

No one is optimistic about the Pacers this season, and Halliburton was even anonymously selected as the "most overrated player" by some players. After entering the playoffs, the Pacers passed the hurdles and finally reached the finals again, and coach Carlisle made great contributions.

After the Pacers' home victory over the Knicks, media statistics show that in NBA history, only five head coaches have led two teams to the Finals, namely Alex Hannam, Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Riley, and Larry Brown. Now Carlisle has become the sixth coach to lead two teams to the Finals. In a post-match interview, Carlisle spoke cautiously: Now is not the time to celebrate. When the season reaches this stage, there are only two teams left and only one goal. This is a battle of back and forth, we know the weight of it!