Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers and New York Knicks
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Tyrese Haliburton joined two prestigious clubs after his performance in the Indiana Pacers' 130-121 win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Firstly, his stat-line put him in the company of just two other NBA players who had achieved such numbers.
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Tyrese Haliburton has become the story for the Indiana Pacers' season. When he is firing on all cylinders as he was in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, they are a tough team to beat.
During the Indiana Pacers ' second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyrese Haliburton scored just 15 points on 16 shot attempts in Games 3 and 4 combined. In Game 5, he exploded for 31 points on 15 shots to close out the series and send Indiana to its second straight conference finals.
The Chicago Bulls have been mired in mediocrity for about a decade now, but things might have been different today had they not made a big mistake in the 2020 NBA Draft. The Bulls had the fourth pick, and a certain Tyrese Haliburton was very keen to be drafted by them.
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton didn't get to the Eastern Conference finals all by himself—he had the support of his teammates, coaches and one decorated WNBA legend.
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ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins posited that the bar for true NBA superstardom is selling out road arenas, and followed it up with: "I don't know if Tyrese Haliburton is selling out arenas" as the panel collectively chuckled.
Speaking of 3-1 comebacks, on this date back in 2016, we saw Klay Thompson light up the Thunder for 41 points and 11 3-pointers in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals. You’ve got to watch the highlights today.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSNChandler Parsons explains why NBA players hate Tyrese Haliburton: "He busts your ass and tells you about it"Chandler Parsons thinks Tyrese Haliburton's knack for celebrating in the face of his opponents makes other players hate him.