We get so excited about offensive cards or “triple-doubles” that we sometimes forget that players can have a monstrous poor performance. This is unfortunately what happened to Tyrese Haliburton. Favorite of the start of the season and starter in the All-Star Game, the leader of the Pacers experienced his worst evening of the season last night, or even of his entire career.
Against the Pelicans, Haliburton finished the match with no points scored and a +/- of… -40!!! This is the first time since November 2021 that he finished a game with 0 points, and against the Pelicans' very good outside defense, he scored 0 out of 7 on shots, including 0 out of 6 from 3-point range. On Wednesday, against the Raptors, he had already been in difficulty with a 2 out of 11 shooting.
Far from the “record” of the season
“It was just a bad night. That's all ! » he said after the meeting. Best passer in the NBA, Haliburton only delivered three passes against the Pelicans, and Rick Carlisle would like us not to focus on him. “That’s not like the Pacers!” It's not one person's fault. Don't turn this loss into something focused on Tyrese. It's not Tyrese's fault. “It’s a Pacers problem.”
For the record, Haliburton does not sign the worst +/- of the season. This is only the 10th worst performance of the season, far from Scoot Henderson's -56 against OKC and Miles Bridges against the Sixers.
