{"id":138962,"date":"2025-05-11T07:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T11:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=138962"},"modified":"2025-05-11T07:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T11:30:12","slug":"tyrese-haliburton-stat-shows-pacers-need-him-more-assertive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/11\/tyrese-haliburton-stat-shows-pacers-need-him-more-assertive\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyrese Haliburton Stat Shows Pacers Need Him More Assertive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since joining the Indiana Pacers at the 2022 trade deadline, Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> has become the team\u2019s best player. His first full season with the team (2022-23) resulted in Indiana missing the playoffs and Play-In Tournament. Of course, the Pacers were a surprise Eastern Conference Finals participant last year, and they are currently now in the Eastern Conference Semifinals<\/a>. After losing their last game (but still leading the series), a stat shows why the Pacers need Tyrese Haliburton to be much more aggressive than he was in the previous outing.<\/p>\n

Tyrese Haliburton Stat Shows Pacers Need Him More Assertive<\/h2>\n

Tyrese Haliburton Needs To Force Up More Shots<\/h3>\n

The Pacers surprised nearly everyone by taking the first two games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, with both victories on the road. They couldn\u2019t take a commanding 3-0 advantage though after Friday\u2019s 126-104 defeat to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

It was the 25-year-old Halliburton\u2019s 23rd postseason outing with the Pacers. Game 3 marked his career-low for points in a playoff game. He finished the game just 2-8 from the field without a free-throw attempt, giving himself just four points. It was just the third time in a playoff game that Haliburton scored in single digits.<\/p>\n

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May 9, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) dribbles the ball during game three of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The two-time All-Star<\/a> is certainly one of the game\u2019s top distributors, but Indiana is at its best when he looks to score as well. There is a postseason stat for Haliburton which shows that to be the case. The Pacers have gone 14-9 in the playoffs during the Haliburton era. In five of those games, he has attempted less than 10 field goals. They have lost all of them. That means Indiana is 14-4 when he attempts at least 10, and they are 3-0 when he attempts at least 20.<\/p>\n

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The Pacers are 0-5 in the playoffs when Tyrese Haliburton attempts less than 10 shots.<\/p>\n

When Haliburton is aggressive, Indiana\u2019s postseason record over the past two years is 14-4.<\/p>\n

If Indiana wants to take a 3-1 series lead, they will need Haliburton assertive early as a scorer. pic.twitter.com\/aQ7fUaKd4I<\/a><\/p>\n

— Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n