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Tyrese Haliburton Had Simple Reasoning for Why He Tried to Play Through Injury

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton drives to the basket past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder took care of business against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, scoring a 120–109 win and with it a 3–2 lead in the series.

The Pacers struggled throughout the night, with Tyrese Haliburton, who had been at the center of so many of the team’s epic comebacks this postseason, having an especially brutal game. Haliburton was held scoreless in the first half—his first scoreless first half in his postseason career—and ultimately finished the game with just four points, all of which came from the foul line.

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