The message was originally meant as a directive for how Pacers fans should behave during Game 3 at Gainbridge (looking at you RandomPacersFan)... but why wait until Friday?

Go ahead and let out a scream right now, wherever you are. Last night's win was cathartic in a million different ways. It was the franchise's first playoff win since 2018, it came after a truly disappointing performance in Game 1, and it had salty Bucks fans heading for the exits with plenty of time left on the game clock.

Pascal Siakam was once again the star of the show, showing exactly why the Pacers traded significant draft capital to acquire him.

Through (only) two games, the Pacers' star duo of Haliburton and Siakam are leading the league in the two headline individual offensive stats.

Haliburton was much maligned after Game 1 for only taking seven shots. Last night he still didn't score much, but that doesn't mean he didn't affect the game. Like the first contest, he created good offense for his team by making intelligent reads and giving up the ball early. Unlike the first contest, his teammates made shots.

One of those teammates was Myles Turner, who performed the way we've come to expect of him this season.

He is a crucial part of the offense with how Milwaukee is defending Haliburton. Myles is often Haliburton's outlet in the short roll when he gets doubled. Turner made the right read all night, whether it be hitting the open man or the open shot. (Due to the annoying format of twitter threads I'm posting a bunch of clips in a row below instead of right here).

Game Tape

Steve Jones, Jr. does a great job of breaking down the matchup. I recommend looking at the whole thread but I've posted some choice clips below.

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A Little Tease

Congrats you made it to the end of the article. Here's a Marvel end-credits style teaser for what's to come.

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