Tyrese Haliburton explained that he took the “In-Season Tournament” very seriously. As he has not won anything yet, and the NBA title is still difficult to envisage for this Pacers team, the playmaker is therefore very motivated by this mid-season tournament, and he proved it again last night , against the Hawks (157-152).
In a wild match, but one that the Hawks had their hands on in the first half, it was the former Kings player who turned the match around with another fiery third quarter.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points, 8/9 shooting including 7/8 from distance, plus 4 assists! Enough to allow the Pacers to regain control of the match, even if Trae Young and the Hawks did not give up, and it took two final 3-pointers from Buddy Hield to validate Indiana’s victory.
The best passer in the league
” That’s exciting “explained the leader, while the Pacers validated, with this third success in three games, their place for the quarter-finals of the NBA tournament. “We are the first team to qualify and we are ready. We still have a few matches before the quarter-finals, so we want to take care of what’s in front of us first, but of course we want to win that title. That would be great.
With this new performance of choice (37 points at 11/18 shooting including 9/15 at 3-points, 16 assists, 3 interceptions but 6 turnovers), Tyrese Haliburton confirms that he likes “showtime” and glitter.
“With Tyrese, we run out of praise”laughs Rick Carlisle on his player, best passer in the league with 12 offerings per match. “He’s not afraid of anything, he’s a leader, a great competitor – I’m very happy for him. »
