When his team needed him the most Tyrese Haliburton failed to deliver. He missed all six of his field goal attempts, scoring a playoff career low 4 points. Even his playmaking was not up to the mark as he failed to create easy shots for his teammates, finishing with just six assists. A lot of Haliburton’s struggles could be because of his lingering lower leg injury that got reaggravated tonight due to a nasty fall in the opening quarter.
In a scary incident, the star guard was forced to exit the game after he lost his footing while trying to get past Chet Holmgren and fell hard on the floor. Grimacing in pain, Hali immediately began favoring his right leg. The same one that has been bothering him throughout this series. Although Tyrese was able to return in the following quarter, it was clear that he was not a 100%. While the Pacers ended up getting blown out, Pascal Siakam has not lost faith in Haliburton amid his injury woes.
“Yeah, he’s a fighter. I mean I think he’s been our rock all year. He’s a big reason why we here.” Siakam remarked, admiring Tyrese for leaving his all on the floor. Even with a hurt right leg, he played for 34 minutes and tried his best to muscle a comeback. Siakam continued, “I don’t know exactly what’s wrong, but I know he’s fighting and he’s gonna give us everything he got.”
The former champion also highlighted that the entire Pacers locker room is backing Haliburton as they look to keep their season alive following tonight’s loss, “We are 100% behind him and we support him. I think one thing he showed like is his resiliency. He showed that all year and I think that we can continue to count on him to keep fighting and I admire that from him just because I know that it’s hard. So, yeah, we got a couple of days to take care of our bodies, rest well and be ready for Game 6.”
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