Indiana Pacers striker Aaron Nesmith was authorized to play in Eastern Conference on Match 4 Tuesday against New York Knicks, coach Rick Carlisle said, said Tipoff a little more than an hour before Tipoff.
Nesmith was a match decision after supporting a sprained ankle halfway through the third quarter of match 3. He returned later with seven minutes to play but was largely ineffective.
Carlisle said the decision to play Nesmith was because “he’s better than expected”.
Carlisle did not identify the number of minutes that Nesmith could play Tuesday in a series that the Pacers lead 2-1.
“To be determined,” said Carlisle. “Not for the moment, but I’m still looking at everyone’s minutes. It will be something that in real time, we will have to assess.”
Nesmith was a star of match 1 when he was a career record 8 out of 9 in the range of 3 points and scored 30 points. But he had a hard time in the last two games while making an average of 10 points.
Nesmith, 25, is on average 15.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 13 games in playoffs.
– field level media
