<!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>

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton roasts Obi Toppin after clinching NBA Finals trip

<!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-toppins-warning-to-fan-goes-viral-after-game-1-win-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Obi Toppin’s warning to fan goes viral after Game 1 win vs. Knicks');   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/2025/05/Obi-Toppin-celebrates-a-dunk.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Obi Toppin’s warning to fan goes viral after Game 1 win vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-22T17:37:24-07:00">May 22nd, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-23T15:28:11-07:00">May 23rd, 3:28pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Obi Toppin and the Indiana <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-gets-real-about-what-hurt-knicks-game-1">Pacers earned a big win over the New York Knicks</a> in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The incredible victory was due to the Pacers overcoming a 14-point deficit with about 2:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Knicks fans were understandably upset after the win, but one fan may have taken it too far.</p><p>Obi Toppin finished Game 1 with a team-high 10 rebounds off the bench to go along with his eight points and one steal. No play was bigger than the dunk he threw down late in the overtime period to put the Pacers up three with 15.3 seconds remaining.</p><p>After the contest, Pacers players stopped before their walk into the tunnel to sign some autographs. When Toppin did so, one fan decided to yell at him.</p><p>“You suck Obi,” the fan yelled. “We got rid of you for a reason! Yeah, you got lucky!”</p><p>To which <a href="https://x.com/nba_newyork/status/1925674415527768408?s=46" rel="noopener">Obi Toppin heard</a> and replied, “Hey, I’m at the Ritz Nomad. Pull up.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fan: "You suck Obi. We got rid of you for a reason…You got lucky…"</p><p>Obi: "Ay I'm at the Ritz…pull up…"<a href="https://t.co/eEfqZBvcMD">pic.twitter.com/eEfqZBvcMD</a></p><p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1925674415527768408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Dramatic comeback lifts Pacers over Knicks in Game 1</b></h2><p>Clearly, New York fans were upset after watching Tyrese Haliburton bury their team in a game everyone thought the Knicks had won. Haliburton finished with 31 points, four rebounds, and 11 assists. Aaron Nesmith poured in 30 points and two blocks with eight three-pointers, including an NBA playoff record six in the fourth quarter.</p><p>After the game, Obi Toppin explained what hurt the Knicks.</p><p>“I feel like we’re just super resilient,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-gets-real-about-what-hurt-knicks-game-1">Obi Toppin said</a> after the game. “With us, you gotta play until the last buzzer goes off. I feel like everybody on this team is going to work 110% every single game until that last buzzer, and I feel like that’s what happened. I feel like they slowed down a little bit, and we just kept it going.”</p><p>Six Pacers players scored in double-figures with Bennedict Mathurin scoring nine points and Toppin scoring eight.</p><p>For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson recorded 43 points with five assists, while Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Game 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Obi Toppin’s warning to fan goes viral after Game 1 win vs. Knicks

<!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-gets-real-about-what-hurt-knicks-game-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Obi Toppin gets 100% real about what hurt Knicks in Game 1');   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/2025/05/Obi-Toppin.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Obi Toppin gets 100% real about what hurt Knicks in Game 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-21T21:49:45-07:00">May 21st, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-21T21:49:45-07:00">May 21st, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-fans-go-crazy-after-insane-ending-vs-knicks">Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals</a> did not disappoint as 48 minutes was not enough time to settle this thrilling matchup between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. The Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter to go up by as many as 17 points, and they led by 14 with under three minutes to go. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-choke-sign-game-1-knicks">Pacers shockingly managed to force overtime</a>, and then they won 138-135. Obi Toppin <a href="https://x.com/sny_knicks/status/1925396749058777187" rel="noopener">thinks that</a> the Pacers just wanted it more in the end.</p><p>“I feel like we’re just super resilient,” Obi Toppin said after the game, according to a post from Knicks Videos. “With us, you gotta play until the last buzzer goes off. I feel like everybody on this team is going to work 110% every single game until that last buzzer, and I feel like that’s what happened. I feel like they slowed down a little bit and we just kept it going.”</p><p>Everything did change after Jalen Brunson hit a big three to make it 119-105 with a little under three minutes to go. After that shot, it seemed like the game was over. That looked like the dagger. The Knicks looked like they thought they had a win wrapped up, and so did the fans. Everyone thought that it was over… except for the Pacers.</p><p>Everyone stepped up down the stretch as Indiana quickly trimmed the lead down and made things interesting in the final minute. Still, if the Knicks hit their free throws, they would’ve won the game.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-choke-sign-game-1-knicks">Pacers found themselves with the ball in the final seconds</a> down by only two points. Tyrese Haliburton shook his defender and thought that he was going for the win, but his buzzer beater at the end of regulation was only a two. Still, it capped off an insane comeback and forced overtime.</p><p>Overtime was as intense as could be, and the Pacers made the winning plays in the final minutes. Indiana now holds a 1-0 advantage over the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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