INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton had 32 factors, 15 assists and 12 rebounds and not using a turnover in a sensational postseason efficiency to guide the Indiana Pacers previous the New York Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday evening for a 3-1 lead within the Jap Convention finals.
Together with his father, John, again in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Haliburton carried the Pacers to inside a victory of their second journey to the NBA Finals. Sport 5 is Thursday in New York.
Haliburton grew to become the primary participant in postseason historical past with a minimum of 30 factors, 15 assists and 10 rebounds with zero turnovers in a sport since turnovers have been first tracked in 1977-78, in response to ESPN Analysis. Solely Nikola Jokic in 2023 and James Harden in 2021 have completed the feat within the common season.
Pascal Siakam added 30 factors whereas Haliburton had 4 steals in his second profession postseason triple-double. Obi Toppin’s 3-pointer with 46 seconds left sealed it.
The Pacers haven’t misplaced consecutive video games since March 10.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 factors. Karl-Anthony Cities had 24 factors and 12 rebounds and OG Anunoby completed with 22 factors. However the Knicks could not rally from one other double-digit deficit.
It marked the primary time within the collection the house staff received.
Practically a dozen former Pacers gamers, together with Jermaine O’Neal and Lance Stephenson, joined Haliburton’s father within the closely gold-clad crowd. So did WWE Corridor of Famer Triple H, rappers Rob 49 and 50 Cent and singers John Mellencamp and Jelly Roll.
John Haliburton had been pressured to observe Indiana’s earlier eight postseason video games from afar after he ran onto the courtroom and confronted Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo following his son’s last-second shot to get rid of Milwaukee within the first spherical. The Pacers allowed him to return for Sport 4 and he sat in a set.
“I am glad Pop’s within the constructing. It makes it that rather more candy,” Tyrese Haliburton stated in his postgame interview on the courtroom.
The Knicks had their very own fan part that includes movie director Spike Lee and actors Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller.
What they witnessed was one of the crucial entertaining video games of the NBA’s 2025 postseason. Each groups have been taking pictures at a clip of 70% lengthy into the primary quarter because the Pacers raced to a 43-35 lead. New York stormed again within the second quarter reclaiming the lead 3 times, the final at 64-63.
However Haliburton helped Indiana shut the half on a 6-0 run to make it 69-64 as he completed the half simply two rebounds wanting a triple-double.
Indiana then opened the second half with an much more aggressive model that spurred a 9-2 run and closed the quarter on a 9-4 spurt to increase the margin to 102-91. Siakam scored the ultimate 5 factors of a 9-3 run early within the fourth to offer Indiana a 1110-96 lead.
New York acquired as shut as six 3 times within the closing minutes, however Cities limped to the bench after hurting his left knee with 2:11 to play and completed the sport.
The Related Press contributed to this story.
