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.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and dished out 15 assists to help the Pacers handle the Heat 128-115 on Thursday in Miami.
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler says he needs to find joy again on the basketball court. And when asked if he can find that joy in Miami, he had a two-word answer. “Probably not,” he said.
The Indiana Pacers were expected to sit well above .500 coming off a season where they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead, the Pacers are the No. 8 seed in the East with a record of 18-18.
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.
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.
The Pacers fell 120-112 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday for their third loss in four games. They blew a 13-point lead in the first half after allowing the Bucks to shoot 52.2% f
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.
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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.
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.