Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and handed out 15 assists, Myles Turner added 21 points and the Indiana Pacers rolled past the Miami Heat 128-115.
While Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam, and Bennedict Mathurin will play against the Heat, the Pacers' roster has suffered a myriad of injuries, making the bench a game of Russian roulette, as it's hard to gauge who will have enough in their chamber to supplement the starters' production.
Story of the Miami Heat’s season, they fail to continue their recent momentum in the win column Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. They were handed a 128-115 loss courtesy to elite offensive production from the Pacers.
Indiana didn’t waste much time as Tyrese Haliburton came out aggressive early and often, consecutive threes launching the Pacers to a 12-2 advantage in the first few minutes. They would hold that lead rather comfortably for most of the first half.
Behind six double-digit scorers and a masterful performance by All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers (17-18) beat the Miami Heat (17-15), 128-115, on Thursday at Kaseya Center.
Miami Heat (17-14, sixth in the Eastern Conference ... 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Heat. Myles Turner is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Pacers.
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The Miami Heat are now tied for the East’s fifth seed, having won four of their last five games and 7-1 in their last eight home games.
Indiana Pacers Top Performers Tyrese Haliburton – 33 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 6 3PM Tyrese Haliburton is the only player in NBA history to put up 30+ points, 15+ assists, 5+ 3PM, and 0 TO in a game,
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in only 29 minutes -- the reduced minutes due in part to a cut he suffered during the game -- and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks trounced the Toronto Raptors 128-104 on Monday night.