{"id":104004,"date":"2025-06-17T04:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/104004\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T04:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:39:10","slug":"pacers-tyrese-haliburton-delivers-nba-finals-dud-after-calf-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/104004\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers&#8217; Tyrese Haliburton delivers NBA Finals dud after calf injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a night to forget at the worst possible time for Tyrese Haliburton.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacers star, dealing with injuries to his right leg, did not make a field goal in<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/16\/sports\/thunder-move-within-win-of-nba-championship-after-game-5-win-over-pacers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> their 120-109 loss <\/a>to the Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Haliburton scored just four points \u2014 all on free throws \u2014 in 34 minutes while missing all six field goals he took in the biggest game of his NBA career thus far.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36262313\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/drives-past-oklahoma-city-thunder-106629064.jpg\" alt=\"Tyrese Haliburton dribbling the basketball past Chet Holmgren.\" class=\"wp-image-36262313\"  \/>Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 16, 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>He did add seven rebounds and six assists while watching Pascal Siakam carry the offense with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During halftime, ESPN insider Shams Charania reported that Haliburton was dealing with right calf tightness on the same leg he had ankle soreness last week. <\/p>\n<p>The wing slipped on a drive during the first half, where he likely tweaked his calf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not 100 percent,\u201d Pacers coach Rick Carlisle told reporters after the game. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear. But I don\u2019t think he\u2019s gonna miss the next game.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Haliburton has been superb during the Pacers\u2019 postseason run, hitting game-winners in Game 1s against to Cavaliers and Thunder while also connecting on the game-tying bucket at the end of regulation during Indiana\u2019s Game 1 win over the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36262315\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shoots-oklahoma-city-thunder-forward-106625985_afd863.jpg\" alt=\"Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers shoots the basketball while Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder defends.\" class=\"wp-image-36262315\"  \/>Tyrese Haliburton looks to make a shot during the Pacers\u2019 Game 5 loss June 16. AP<\/p>\n<p>Indiana, which is in search of the franchise\u2019s first NBA championship, must dig out of a 3-2 hole to do so with Game 6 back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, and it\u2019ll need a much better version of Haliburton than this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s wrong, but I know he\u2019s fighting,\u201d Siakam said.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Williams led the Thunder with 40 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in 31 points and 10 assists for the Thunder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a night to forget at the worst possible time for Tyrese Haliburton. 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