Tyrese Haliburton had already scored 43 points in the NBA. It was last season, during a victory against Miami.
Against Charlotte last night, the Pacers leader again reached this total, this time adding more than 12 assists. Enough to become the first player in the history of Indianapolis to achieve a game with more than 40 points and more than 10 assists. His 25 points in the third quarter, with an incredible 6/8 from distance, are also a franchise record tied for scoring in a quarter.
The problem is that the Pacers lost (125-124) and that Tyrese Haliburton missed his last minute.
First by completely missing a baseline throw-in which gave the ball back to the Hornets, then especially by losing the ball on the last isolation, when he had chosen to attack LaMelo Ball in a one-on-one.
LaMelo Decisive ball in defense!
After dribbling on his leg, Tyrese Haliburton saw his Charlotte counterpart, not known for his defense, intercept his dribble and therefore bury any hope of victory for the Pacers…
Face closed and words rare, the one who no longer wants to be considered a “loser” in any case did not want to drag on this last possession, still saluting the good work of LaMelo Ball in defense.
As for Rick Carlisle, he didn’t want to overwhelm his player, who was already angry enough with himself.
“The timing of it all was a little messed up. But it was a lot to ask of Tyrese, to do what he did in the third quarter, and generally throughout the second half, to then undoubtedly generate a miraculous 3-point stepback, or a Difficult floater in the racket. He’s capable of it but there were many other things that put us in this situation, where we wasted too many opportunities. »
| Tyrese Haliburton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 58 | 30 | 47.2 | 40.9 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 77 | 35 | 47.3 | 41.4 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 51 | 34 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 * | IND | 26 | 36 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 17.5 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 56 | 34 | 49.0 | 40.0 | 87.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 4 | 32 | 43.5 | 26.9 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 19.5 |
| Total | 195 | 33 | 47.8 | 40.4 | 85.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
