Haliburton, whose dramatic buzzer-beater sent Game 1 into overtime before the Pacers won, had scored at least 30 points twice against the Knicks in these Eastern Conference finals. But on Thursday night, he was uncharacteristically quiet with eight points on just 28.6 percent shooting from the field.

With a shot at clinching an NBA Finals berth in Thursday’s Eastern Conference Game 5, the Pacers stars were almost invisible while Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way to force a

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks kept their season alive on Thursday night, defeating the Indiana Pacers by the final score of 111-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

But he was limited to eight points, six assists and two rebounds Thursday. The All-NBA point guard didn’t even have a basket in the first half, when the Pacers’ total of 45 points was just two more than the had in the first quarter of Game 4.

Aaron Nesmith and Tony Bradley commended Tyrese Haliburton in a chat with Mirror U.S. Sports after their star Indiana Pacers teammate quickly shot down the "overrated" chatter around him during the 20

UConn women's basketball great great Sue Bird speaks about Tyrese Haliburton's game for Indiana Pacers during NBA playoffs.

John Haliburton appeared thrilled to be back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after he missed eight games due to a confrontation with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Pacers eliminated Milwaukee in Game 5 of their first-round series. John, dressed in a bright blue Indy sweatshirt, was spotted raising both of his arms and pointing from a suite.

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