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Tyrese Haliburton follow triple-double with single digits as indiana pacers are defeated by New York Knicks.
The Indiana pacers failed in their first attempt to earn the second nba Finals trip in franchise history, Falling 111-94 to the New York Knicks in Game 5.
Tyrese Haliburton followed his historic triple-Double at Getting Hero to Single Digits in Everything.
Following the passive performance from their playmaker on Thursday night, the pacers will need haliburton to be much closer to the player who dominated game 4 than the one who managed only two baskets in game 5 when they try again at home.
“Rough night for me,” Haliburton said.
Haliburton had 32 Points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds and no turnovers in game 4, the first 30-15-10 in the postseason since turnover were first tracked in 1977-78.
But he was limited to eight points, six assists and two rebounds Thursday. The all-nba point guard didnn not even have a basket in the first half, when the pacers’ total of 45 points was just two more than they had in the first quarter of game 4.
“I got to be better setting the tone, geting downhill. I feel like I did not do a great job of that but i’ll watch the movie,” Haliburton said. “There were some different things they did defensively, but for the most part their base stuff was the same. They picked up the pressure a little bit more, tried to apply more than the game went on. But I would be better and I will be better in Game 6.”
The knicks cut down on some of the mistakes they made in game 4 that allowed haliburton and the pacers to get their transition game going. And they were much sharper in the half -court, rarely lpelting him penetrate into the lane to set up opportunities for himself or his teammates.
“It’s probably a combination of him missing some shots he normally makes, but I thought our guys were tied together and trying to make him work for everything and what you have to do,” knicks coach tom thibodeau said.
The Pacers were hero to their lowest point total of the postseason and shot just 40.5% from the field. Haliburton was not the only one who struggled, with Aaron nesmith going just 1 for 8 on the same court on which he had a postseason career-high 30 points, to prompt Indiana’s comeback in game 1.
Pascal Siakam, who had his postseason career high of 39 in Game 2, was limited to 15 – and that made him the only indiana starter in double figures.
“We weren’t great as a group,” Haliburton said.
“We turned the ball over too much, didnn’t rebound to our ability (like) we have shown this series. When you (don’t) do those two things against these guys in a game that comes to so many possessions, it’s tough. Has to be better and that starts with me.
