Thunder’s Stunning Game 2 Blowout: Can They Maintain Momentum or Is Drama Brewing Behind the Scenes?
The Pacers may have left Haliburton sitting for a bit too long in the first half as well. Haliburton exited with 1:56 left in the first quarter with the Pacers trailing 21-20. He sat for the next 6:24 of game time and the Pacers were outscored 18-7 while he sat. By the time he came back, the avalanche had already started and he couldn’t stop it.
Rick Carlisle might need to deploy Haliburton for a lot of minutes in this series. The team looked completely lost with him on the bench in the first half. The Pacers have proven they can win any game that is close down the stretch. But if Haliburton isn’t at his best and the team can’t be competitive when he’s off the floor, they’ll continue to fall behind by too many points. Even their magic has its limit.
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