Tyrese Haliburton’s OT winner, Pacers’ ball movement decides ugly Game 3 vs. Bucks

INDIANAPOLIS — About 90 minutes before lifted the to victory, he had a request to make. The Pacers All-Star guard was taking the floor for his pregame warmup but as he scanned Gainbridge Fieldhouse, with sunshine yellow shirts adorning every seat in the house, something was throwing him off. Advertisement It had been over five years since Indiana last hosted a playoff game — center was the only player to play in the 2019 series against the . Haliburton was still a freshman at Iowa State.

In Game 2, Indiana recorded 38 assists on 50 made shots. On Friday, the Pacers finished with 32 assists on 42 made field goals. And Haliburton, tasked with the bulk of creation has been a steady hand throughout their postseason foray, assisting on 12 and 16 shots over the last two games. Ball movement is big part of Pacers culture. “In Game 1, we had a little segment on ‘one more,’ just being better at making the extra pass,” Haliburton said.

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