<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-bennedict-mathurin-obi-toppin-worrisome-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin get worrisome injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mathurin-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin get worrisome injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T15:27:44-07:00">October 28th, 3:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T15:27:44-07:00">October 28th, 3:27pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Monday, the Indiana Pacers dropped to 0-3 on the young 2025 NBA season with a narrow road loss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-bennedict-mathurin-out-timberwolves-toe-injury">against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</a> The Pacers have been finding ways to keep things competitive in the first three games of the season but are clearly feeling the effects of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-fiancee-jade-start-season-injury">not having Tyrese Haliburton</a> in the lineup so far.</p><p>Making matters worse is the fact that two of Indiana’s key players for this year, Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin, have both already gone down with injury, and on Tuesday, the team got an update on both players that <a href="https://x.com/DustinDopirak/status/1983226189738086607" rel="noopener">wasn’t exactly encouraging.</a></p><p>“Rick Carlisle says Benn Mathurin is going to be ‘week to week.’ Said he’ll have more imaging in Indy. Said Obi Toppin is out at least a month,” reported Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Mathurin was thought by many to be a most improved player candidate coming into this year, and he got off to a hot start in the Pacers’ first game of the year against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but will now have to spend some time on the sidelines due to the injury.</p><h2><b>A transitional year for the Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PAcers-Bennedict-Mathurin-.jpg"><figcaption>Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin get worrisome injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-tobbin-leaves-game-vs-timberwolves-leg-soreness');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Obi Toppin leaves Sunday’s game vs Timberwolves with leg soreness');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mike-Conley-Obi-Toppin.jpg"><figcaption>Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Obi Toppin leaves Sunday’s game vs Timberwolves with leg soreness</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-26T18:23:35-07:00">October 26th, 6:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-26T18:25:16-07:00">October 26th, 6:25pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Obi Toppin left Sunday’s Indiana Pacers game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with right-leg soreness and did not return, the Pacers announced on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Toppin exited with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter and finished with nine points, six rebounds, and a steal in 17 minutes, per the ESPN box score. The Pacers were already thin; Indiana opened the night with multiple players sidelined, and Toppin’s departure <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-tough-admission-andrew-nembhard-injury">forced coach Rick Carlisle to reshuffle rotation minutes</a>.  </p><p>Through three quarters, Pascal Siakam paced the Pacers with 21 points and seven rebounds as Indiana tried to keep pace in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves held an 86-77 edge late in the third, according to the ESPN box score and gamecast.  </p><p>This isn’t the kind of hit the Pacers want so early in the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-bennedict-mathurin-out-timberwolves-toe-injury">Indiana has already battled a crowded injury report</a>, and Toppin, who has provided energy, spacing, and occasional scoring pops off the bench, represents one of the few dependable frontcourt options when available. The team labeled the issue as “right leg soreness” and ruled him out for the remainder of tonight’s game.  </p><p>Carlisle will likely lean on Tony Bradley, Jarace Walker, and occasional small-ball lineups to pick up minutes if Toppin requires extra rest. For now, the Pacers will monitor him closely; with Indiana juggling several injuries, even a short absence would force another adjustment to a still-fragile rotation.  </p><p>We’ll keep an eye on updates from the team and medical staff, but tonight’s scoreboard and the injury report already underscore a simple reality for Indiana, which can’t afford more attrition if it wants to stabilize its early-season identity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Obi Toppin leaves Sunday’s game vs Timberwolves with leg soreness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-assigns-blame-indianas-crushing-game-7-loss-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Obi Toppin assigns blame for Pacers’ crushing Game 7 loss to Thunder');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pacers-forward-Obi-Toppin.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Obi Toppin assigns blame for Pacers’ crushing Game 7 loss to Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T07:35:44-07:00">June 23rd, 7:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T15:55:57-07:00">June 23rd, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He received his Masters in Business Administration Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nichols College. Previously, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided, Basketball Network, Athlon Sports, and The Sporting News. In addition to his work at ClutchPoints, Owen is also a Breaking News Writer at Heavy and a Content Producer for More Views Media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers came up a game short of winning the NBA Finals for the first time in their franchise history, as they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-myles-turner-miss-heartbreaking-end-finals">suffered a 103-91 loss</a> to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 on Sunday night.</p><p>After the game, Obi Toppin placed the blame for the defeat on himself, citing his inability to get over <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-teammate-who-carried-him-off-the-floor-sounds-off-on-injury">Tyrese Haliburton being forced out of the game with an Achilles injury</a> after just seven minutes.</p><p>Haliburton, who was playing through a calf strain, crumpled to the ground in serious pain midway through the first quarter, dealing Indiana a shock to their core that they ultimately proved to be unable to overcome.</p><p>Toppin admitted that it was tough for him to move past seeing his teammate go down like that and that it had a <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1937144905647669649" rel="noopener">negative impact on his performance</a> throughout the rest of the game.</p><p>“We needed Ty out there,” Toppin said after the game. “He’s been good for us all year, and for him to go down, beginning a game like that, that s*** sucked the soul out of us … I don’t feel like I played good because I was thinking about it the whole day and I felt like it was my fault.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"For him to go down, beginning a game like that, that sh*t sucked the soul out of us. … I don't feel like I played good because I was thinking about it the whole day and I felt like it was my fault."</p><p>Obi Toppin on Tyrese Haliburton 🗣</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/WISHNews8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WISHNews8</a>)<a href="https://t.co/cPwl12NTin">pic.twitter.com/cPwl12NTin</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1937144905647669649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Obi Toppin, Pacers looking to turn page after coming up short vs. Thunder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Obi-Toppin-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With a championship on the line, Toppin certainly didn’t have his best game, as he failed to score a point, missing all four of his shots, while hauling in a pair of rebounds and dishing out an assist. Ultimately, though, you win as a team and lose as a team, so while Toppin didn’t play particularly well, the loss can’t fall solely on his shoulders.</p><p>It was always going to be tough for Indiana to overcome losing their best player moments into the game, and they fought valiantly the rest of the way. The Thunder proved to be too much to handle, though, and it resulted in a crushing defeat for Indiana. Now, they will head into an offseason full of questions with all eyes on Haliburton as fans wait to find out the severity of his injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Obi Toppin assigns blame for Pacers’ crushing Game 7 loss to Thunder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-message-game-1-comeback');   ga('set', 'title', 'Obi Toppin sends confident message after miracle Game 1 comeback');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_1636.jpeg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Obi Toppin sends confident message after miracle Game 1 comeback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-06T17:04:49-07:00">June 6th, 5:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-06T17:21:50-07:00">June 6th, 5:21pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers continued their run of miracle comebacks in the playoffs following their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-mark-daigneault-breaks-silence-game-1-loss-to-pacers">stunning, 111-110 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1</a> of the NBA Finals. After trailing by 15 points, the Pacers rallied back, capped off by a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-listen-tyrese-haliburton-game-1-game-winner-around-world">Tyrese Haliburton game-winner, to steal Game 1</a> and take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Following the win, Pacers wing Obi Toppin <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1931120215896519040" rel="noopener">spoke about the confidence</a> the team has.</p><p>“I never say think. I feel like we can win every single game. If we lose, it’s really our fault and our mistakes. We’re living in the moment. We won a game in the Finals, and we got three more to go,” Toppin said. “We’ve been in positions like this throughout the whole season, not just in the playoffs. . .We know what we got to do, who we got to give the ball to, and just watch magic happen.”</p><p>While Haliburton’s game-winner was certainly the talk of Game 1, Obi Toppin also came through in big way for the Pacers as they made their comeback against the Thunder. He finished with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes off the bench. He shot 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-8 from the 3-point line.</p><p>Toppin has been a key player for the Pacers during the regular season and through their playoff run to the NBA Finals. During the Eastern Conference Finals, he got the opportunity to help eliminate the New York Knicks, the team that traded him to the Pacers.</p><p>In 17 playoff games to this point, Toppin has played a little over 17 minutes per game and has taken around six shot attempts per game. He’s been averaging 9.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists with splits of 51.7% shooting from the field, 34% shooting from the 3-point line and 79.2% shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>With the Pacers stealing homecourt advantage momentarily from the Thunder in Game 1, they will look to continue shocking the NBA world in Game 2 on Sunday, June 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Obi Toppin sends confident message after miracle Game 1 comeback

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-roasts-obi-toppin-after-clinching-nba-finals-trip');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton roasts Obi Toppin after clinching NBA Finals trip');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pacers-i.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton roasts Obi Toppin after clinching NBA Finals trip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-01T08:14:17-07:00">June 1st, 8:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-01T08:14:17-07:00">June 1st, 8:14am</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton roasted Obi Toppin after clinching a trip to the NBA Finals. It was another group effort for the Eastern Conference’s No. 4 seed on Saturday in this 125-108 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-fans-erupt-after-indiana-routs-knicks">Game 6 win over the New York Knicks</a>. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-indiana-message-winning-ecf-first-time-25-years">Pacers have won the Eastern Conference</a> crown for the first time since 2000, and a former Knick played a critical role in that accomplishment. Obi Toppin was phenomenal on both ends against his former team.</p><p>The 27-year-old went 7/11 from the field with 18 points, six rebounds, and three huge blocks. It was that defensive performance that caught Haliburton’s eye, and he <a href="https://x.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1929032005502517461" rel="noopener">gave a hilarious statement</a> on Toppin’s efforts.</p><p>“He had three blocks? Wow. We are always messing with him cuz he’s got all that athleticism, but just doesn’t use it on the defensive end sometimes.”</p><h2><b>The Pacers got what they deserved in this series</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pacers-ii.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Indiana was the more consistent, cohesive, and disciplined team between these two historic rivals. Saturday night was the culmination of that reality. The Pacers consistently used their depth, pace, and relentless ball pressure to overwhelm the Knicks, causing 17 turnovers and scoring 34 points off those giveaways. Indiana additionally outscored New York by 15 on fast-break points. In addition to Toppin, there were plenty of other heroes for head coach Rick Carlisle’s team.</p><p>Pascal Siakam set the tone in the first half. The three-time All-Star is playing the best basketball of his life and was subsequently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-pascal-siakam-wins-ecf-mvp-masterful-game-6-win-knicks">named Eastern Conference Finals MVP</a> for his efforts. Tyrese Haliburton continued to show why he is one of the best closers in the NBA, scoring eleven critical points in the fourth quarter to put the Knicks away. The superstar point guard additionally had 13 assists, keeping the team in rhythm throughout the contest. Meanwhile, on the other end, Andrew Nembhard gave Jalen Brunson fits in Game 6, holding the All-NBA point guard to just 19 points and five turnovers.</p><p>In addition to Toppin and the starters, Thomas Bryant played his best game of the postseason, putting up eleven points. Seven players scored in double figures, a trend that will need to continue for the Pacers to bring the franchise its first-ever championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a relentless defensive team that will do everything they can to disrupt Haliburton at the point of attack while also throwing several physical bodies at Siakam. Indiana must stay as unpredictable and versatile as ever to pull this upset.</p><p>Overall, this group has been underestimated the entire postseason. That trend will likely continue heading into this series, but that’s squarely within the Pacers’ comfort zone. Even after winning the Eastern Conference, Indiana still has a huge chip on its shoulder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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