Tyreese Halliburton is the winner of the Indiana Pacers game, but failed to stop the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2.
After a game-stealing shot in Game 1, the Oklahoma City Thunder went all out to stop Tyrees Halliburton in Game 2 and was rewarded.
Halliburton scored 17 points but managed only three rebounds. Former NBA star Iman Shamppert named it “unacceptable.”
Teammate Pascal Siakam cited the “ultra-aggressive” OKC Thunder defense to make life difficult for Halliburton.
There may be other factors to play. Harriburton’s health.
Tyrese Haliburton made no excuses following the 123-107 defeat. OKC tied the series together 1-1.
He said: “We have to do a better job of getting to the paint, which is much easier than that.
“In the first half, I just had the ball moving outside and I don’t think there was one point in the paint in the first quarter.”
For the Pacers, it was noted that after speaking to the media, Halliburton was discovered to be born.
The Pacers posted a video of defeating reporter Scott Agnes, commenting that “Tillie Halliburton has a notable, slight foot arriving and leaves his press conference.”
Pacers fans are afraid of how this will develop and worry about how the team will be able to win the NBA Finals if Halliburton has to miss the time.
“Um… that’s probably the beginning of the end for them… maybe… maybe… there’s nothing that ruins a sports team like an injury,” one fan wrote in response.
“That’s more than a little,” the second fan wrote with concern.
“I play all year round, and it’s really impressive how he fights through it,” the third wrote.
The fourth fan added: “The series is over,” the fifth was added, but another fan wrote with more confidence, “This is from a competitive post-post sports.”
Others took the Jives at Halliburton and said, “Oh, he’s one of them. He’s healthy for victory. The pain of loss.”
While another wrote, “If I played the way he did tonight, I would act like I was hurt too.”
Tyrese Halliburton is approaching the clutch of the Indiana Pacers. If they need to win the game late, he’s the guy who takes a shot and sinks.
They didn’t get close enough in Game 2 to get a real chance. However, to win the rest of the series, the Pacers need Halliburton on the court.
During the opening of two games in the series, the Pacers are +3.3 with Halliburton. And without him they’re scary -34.9.
OKC’s second quarter run was just as Halliburton was on the bench, and they couldn’t get back into the game. Without him, they would not have had the chance to win this series.