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Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is having an NBA playoff performance that is on track to be one of the greatest of all-time should his team go on to win the NBA Finals. Haliburton hit a game-tying buzzer beater at Madison Square Garden to force overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks (the Pacers went on to win) and then he hit a game-winning shot to beat the buzzer against the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Hitting a buzzer beating shot is rare y’all. Like, even if you are an all-time great, it still doesn’t happen very often. To do it twice in a playoff run, both in the first game of the Conference Finals and then NBA Finals is just nuts. It’s beyond storybook.
What’s amazing about this as well is the fact that Haliburton is just 24 years old and only in his fifth year in the NBA. He’s doing stuff that many quality seasoned veterans have never done. To have the confidence and poise to hit these kind of shots at this age is remarkable.
Of course, it’s not just the game-winning shots that makes Tyrese Haliburton so special. He’s leading the NBA playoffs with 9.5 assists per game, doing a fabulous job of creating scoring opportunities for his teammates. He’s a true floor general that plays unselfishly while also having the ability to hit big shots when called upon.
Lastly, what adds to Haliburton’s mystique is the team is playing for. The Indiana Pacers have never won an NBA championship and are only in the NBA Finals for the second time in their history. To be doing what he’s doing in a Pacers uniform I think makes it stand out all the more. While there is work to be done, if Haliburton and the Pacers win this series, we’re gonna be talking about this playoff run for a long time.
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