He liked this call.
Artest's defense had been extremely aggressive all night, which led to foul trouble but also made life miserable for the Pistons' perimeter players.
Now, with Artest, their perimeter defensive lockdown, fouled out, and Su Xi's return still uncertain, two massive holes had been blown wide open in the Pacers' once-solid perimeter defense.
Carlisle quickly subbed in Eric Williams to fill the gap.
However, on just his second possession on the court, Eric Williams lost track of Prince, who drained a three.
The Pistons led by 5.
There were 4 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game.
Due to the fast pace of the game, Su Xi's stamina still hadn't recovered enough for him to play at peak efficiency. But he had been asking Carlisle to put him in for the last two minutes.
Carlisle had initially refused.
But now, he had no choice but to tell Su Xi to get ready.
He wanted to give Su Xi one more possession to rest.
