Last January, Tyrese Haliburton slipped against Boston and suffered a hamstring strain. An injury from which he returned as quickly as possible, but which disturbed him for a long time.
Less mobile and dexterous than during the first part of the season, the leader of the Pacers has blown hot and cold since this injury. And she woke up during Game 2 against the Celtics last night…
“He was in pain at half-time” explains Rick Carlisle. “He did drills the whole halftime. He came back on the pitch, he tried and he did everything he could. I didn't speak to him directly, and I'm no soothsayer, but things didn't seem to be going well. The medical staff determined that he needed to be taken out to do some exercises and then it was concluded that he could not return to the game.”
The Pacers are off to a very poor start
In the third quarter, we can see him grimacing on a hold, then limping low to the edge of the field.
Rick Carlisle conceded that losing his conductor (10 points at 4/8, 8 assists in 28 minutes) was a ” hard blow “even if the coach obviously could not judge the absence of his player for the rest of the series.
“It’s time for this entire group to step up and play a bigger role.”explains TJ McConnell. “We already did a good job when he was out. It hurts us when he's injured, but it's one of those situations where you have to deal with the next player. We will see. We don't have the details yet, but the guys will have to step up and be ready. »
But trailing 0-2 in this conference final, with their offensive leader perhaps on the flank, the situation seems very bad for the Pacers before Game 3 of the series in Indianapolis…
| Tyrese Haliburton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 58 | 30 | 47.2 | 40.9 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 77 | 35 | 47.3 | 41.4 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 51 | 34 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 * | IND | 26 | 36 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 17.5 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 56 | 34 | 49.0 | 40.0 | 87.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 69 | 32 | 47.7 | 36.4 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| Total | 260 | 33 | 47.8 | 39.3 | 85.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 17.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
