Tyrese Haliburton is perhaps the NBA’s biggest breakout star this season and continues to produce great moments for the Indiana Pacers. Haliburton recently returned from a hamstring strain, and while he was out, the Pacers traded him for legitimate co-star Pascal Siakam. Indiana is still learning what this team looks like with Haliburton and Siakam together, but one thing is already clear. The Pacers will be scoring at a record pace, and their superstar point guard will do some wild things while leading the way.
Pacers won houston rockets, 132-129, winning another shootout Tuesday night. Haliburton was dealing with limited playing time, but had 18 points and seven assists in 29 minutes. Siakam led Indiana with 29 points.
halliburton He clinched the game with a powerful layup in the final moment.. He hit another great shot early in the fourth quarter. Reddit was dismissed “No scope” jumper. Unfortunately, his foot was on his 3-point line, but Indiana will take it anyway. Watch Halliburton’s spinning jump shot here:
Haliburton saw Houston center Alperen Sengun in the paint and decided he didn’t want to challenge him. When he pulled the ball out, he saw an opportunity for a quick pull-up jumper and made the most of it.
Developing Haliburton’s pull-up jumper was one of the biggest keys to his breakout season. Haliburton is making 39 percent of his pull-up threes on 6.2 attempts per game this season. How will Haliburton protect the guard who is the league’s most dangerous passer and leads the NBA in assists this season, trailing Trae Young for second place this season? Few teams have been able to solve that problem until now.
The Pacers keep scoring and winning. With Siakam in the lineup and Haliburton at the controls, this team will be a lot of fun to watch in the playoffs.
