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Andy Nesbitt

Pacers Player Blamed His Poor Play In Game 7 on Tyrese Haliburton’s Injury

The Pacers lost Tyrese Haliburton to an injury in the first quarter of Game 7. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The Indiana Pacers' chances of winning Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night took a huge hit when star guard Tyrese Haliburton went down with a serious Achilles injury during the first quarter. While the Pacers were able to take a one-point lead into halftime, they had no answers for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half and lost the game, 103-91.

One of Haliburton's teammates, Obi Toppin, spoke after the game about how the injury seemed to deflate the Pacers and even said his own game was hurt by it as he couldn't stop thinking about what happened to Haliburton.

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