Tyrese Haliburton claims ‘everybody’ is completely wrong about NBA Playoffs after ‘heated moments’ in Pacers vs Bucks series

Tyrese Haliburton made a daring assertion after the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks to go 2-0 up within the collection.

The Pacers gained Recreation 1 117-98 and adopted it up with a 123-115 victory in Recreation 2 to offer themselves a good chance to progress to the Jap Convention Semi-Finals.

Whereas the contests haven’t been notably shut, the 2 groups have proven loads of preventing spirit.

Certainly, Haliburton believes that the collection has already proved one thing nonetheless exists within the NBA which many thought had lengthy gone.

NBA followers typically criticize the dearth of rivalries between groups. Nicely, Haliburton claims that the Pacers and Bucks is delivering precisely that.

This yr’s collection is a repeat of final yr’s First Spherical, the place Indiana gained in six video games, so the 2 groups know one another effectively.

A number of “heated moments” within the final two video games counsel there’s no love misplaced between them, and it’s made for entertaining viewing.

Haliburton defined his viewpoint after Recreation 2: “All people says rivalries aren’t within the league anymore. Nicely, it’s proper right here. That is an fascinating collection.

“We’ve performed one another, it looks like 1,000,000 instances during the last two years. I really feel like I’ve seen each completely different protection that they may throw at us, and I really feel like these guys most likely really feel the identical means about us.

“There are nonetheless plenty of video games to play. I’m positive there shall be extra heated, extra aggressive moments. All we care about is profitable. All that extra-curricular stuff is extra-curricular, nevertheless it’s enjoyable. It’s enjoyable.

“I’m not going to lie. That’s some enjoyable s— now. We wish to win. They wish to win. It’s simply competitors on the finish of the day. We’re not operating from it.”

In fact, the Pacers are actually in a commanding place to beat the Bucks once more and advance to the subsequent spherical. Nevertheless, the collection will stay up for grabs till they win a sport in Milwaukee.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo enjoying nice and Damian Lillard working his means again after a prolonged absence, Doc Rivers’ crew have each probability in Recreation 3.

The excellent news for the Pacers is that they solely must win one of many subsequent two. Whereas not inconceivable, it appears extremely unlikely that Milwaukee would come again from 3-1 down.

However, particularly with the Bucks’ backs towards the wall, Haliburton and Co should keep centered and end the job as early as doable.