“ Yeah yeah yeah ! You did see ? You did see ?! I did a screen delay, we had a rebound! Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's talk about it! » Tyrese Haliburton takes the question with a smile.
His team has the best offense in the league, but also one of the worst defenses. But last night, in Houston, the Pacers were able to win by scoring only 22 points in the last quarter. “ We didn't do… I didn't do what was necessary for us to put ourselves in position to take shots “, delivers Pacers leaderwho however appreciated the defensive efforts of his team for not giving in in the final.
“ We did what we had to do to finish the match », summarizes the best passer in the league, specifying that his team's five had been changed (Jalen Smith and Aaron Nesmith replaced Obi Toppin and Buddy Hield among the starters) and that this is therefore the first time that the Pacers evolved with these rotations.
The 3-point winning basket
Result: no less than eight players with 10 points or more, led by their general in chief, author of a decisive 3-point basket in the final moments.
“ Success and failure are the best teachers. This is the best part since I transferred here. It kind of propelled me into something I'd never had to do in my life, finish a match. So the experience is nice, I try to learn and grow from there », Book Tyrese Haliburton.
He finished with 33 points (13/21 on shots including 7/13 on 3-pointers), 10 assists and 6 rebounds in 38 minutes. Enough to forget a recent streak of four games, started in mid-December, averaging 16 points on only 37% shooting. A blow that was less personal and collective because the Indiana players had only won one of their last seven outings.
By winning in Houston, his team remains in the positive (15v-14d): “ When we get to 50%, we feel a little more pressure because no one wants to be below 50%. We felt like this game was sort of a must win for us. We have two complicated weeks ahead, we have to prepare for them. »
| 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 | 25 | 34 | 50.0 | 41.3 | 86.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 24.5 |
| Total | 216 | 33 | 48.2 | 40.8 | 85.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 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.
