Already absent for the double confrontation against the Pistons in recent days, due to a right ankle injury contracted last week, Tyrese Haliburton will stay in the infirmary for a few more days.
Rick Carlisle confirmed this before the meeting against the Bucks, won by Indiana.
“It’s going to take time with his ankle”slipped the Pacers coach at the Indy Star. “I don’t give any timetable, but it’s clear that he will miss the next three matches. I’m sure of that. »
The match against Milwaukee is now over, so there are two games left to play without the playmaker: against Philadelphia this Saturday, then in Charlotte on Monday.
As the Pacers (11th in the East) are still in the race for the “play-in”, without their best player (20.8 points and 10.4 assists) at this time is obviously not ideal. This season, without Tyrese Haliburton, the troops of Rick Carlisle show only 4 wins in 16 games, and without him, the Pacers had sunk in January.
To compensate for his absence, Rick Carlisle can count on TJ McConnell and rookie Andrew Nembhard, who has shown himself to his advantage for three games with an average of 19.3 points.
“It will be more difficult without Tyrese, that’s nothing new. But that’s how it is, so TJ and Nembhard will have to lead the game, even if George Hill can help,” explains the coach. “Andrew is going to have a great opportunity to play a lot at point guard, and that’s a good thing for him. »
| Tyrese Haliburton | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 54 | 34 | 48.8 | 40.3 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 20.8 |
| Total | 189 | 33 | 47.8 | 40.9 | 85.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.2 | |
