4:55pm: Haliburton is listed as questionable for Game 4, Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star tweets.
11:06am: The Pacers find themselves in a 3-0 hole in the Eastern Conference finals after dropping Saturday’s Game 3 in Indiana. The Pacers led for most of the game, but Boston used a late run — including a couple stupendous plays from Jrue Holiday — to secure the victory.
Before the game, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on NBA Countdown that Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, who missed Game 3 with a left hamstring injury, could miss the rest of the series (Twitter video link).
“The Pacers are going to err on the side of caution with this left hamstring injury, and for that reason, you may have seen Tyrese Haliburton for the last time in this series,” Wojnarowski said.
Haliburton missed 10 games earlier in the season with a left hamstring strain, which is one reason why Indiana is wary of the All-NBA point guard returning too soon, according to Wojnarowski, who noted the 24-year-old is also on the U.S. Olympic team.
“Certainly, they’re going to reassess this on Monday ahead of Game 4, but I think there’s real doubt that Tyrese Haliburton will be back in Game 4 — and perhaps even again in this series — as much as he would love to rejoin this Indiana team and try and give them a chance down 2-0 versus Boston,” Wojnarowski concluded (hat tip to Jordan Daly of NBC Sports Boston).
The Pacers showed last night that they can’t be discounted merely because their best player is out. Indiana went 7-6 without the Haliburton during the regular season.
Still, no team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit, and the Pacers were already underdogs against the East’s No. 1 seed. Monday’s Game 4 tips off at 7:00 pm CT.
He should be ready for game 5. But the series is over in 4. Boston was never pushed at all this playoff run.
They were pushed pretty hard last night
Cavs also gave them some battle.
I think people give Boston too much credit. They should be dominating, but they do play lazy and entitled and that can keep opponents in the game.
They probably give them credit cuz they won 64 games in the regular season and are 11 and 2 in the playoffs. Just a wild guess
They are 11:2 these playoffs. Yeah lazy and terrible.
So awful, I know bro. they should have won 73 in the regular season and be 13 and o in the playoffs. Such a shame.
Joe Mazulla can’t coach. Celtics only win because of talent. But not Tatum though, he isn’t elite. And Jaylen Brown can’t dribble. And Al Horford is too old. Yeah, Celtics stink.
Your take is lazy and terrible.
They were also pushed in game 1. If not for questionable coaching decisions they could very easily be down 2-1.
But they are up 3 zip and will sweep. In my opinion.
If your dad was a woman he could be your mom
You have to commend the Celtics for coming back down 18 and winning last night . The pacers even without haliburton played with heart and showed it. Scrappy bunch .
I definitely thought the series was over when Haliburton went down, but the Pacers def played hard last night and almost took that win. It’ll be very interesting who the Celtics play against in the NBA Finals, as Minny matches up with them the best (although they aren’t looking that great against the Mavs).
The series is over colored and minny is finished paper. Insightful.
The series is over. You were right
If Lakers were in the East,
Lakers can defeat all 3 teams and go to NBA Finals
First round: Heat – Butler injured
Second round: Cavs – Mitchell injured
Third round Pacers
In the West
First round: Nuggets
2nd round: Wolves
You forgot the Celtics would smoke them?
Lakers stink, are in the west and not guaranteed to beat anyone. Play in team at best……stink.
Ifs are for losers my Russian friend.
Dallas Is pretty sólid, but Min, if firing in All cylinders, should Dispatch them.
They need to the little things that make ven played series, go to one or other side: continous defense, rebounding, running the break, attacking the offensive glass, 50-50 balls.
Get KAT AND Edwards involved in the game through running the floor, scoring in transition.
Fight with their bigs, límit them.
Weakest era ever