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‘INDIANA HAS LIMITED OPTIONS!’ as Haliburton’s Game 3 status remains PENDING | SportsCenter



‘INDIANA HAS LIMITED OPTIONS!’ as Haliburton’s Game 3 status remains PENDING | SportsCenter

hey Sebastian what’s going on you are in Indie America’s Heartland ahead of game three the big storyline obviously centers around the availability of Tyrese halber and after he came up lame with that left hamstring tweak we know it’s going to impact this series no matter how much it affects him but Sebastian to what degree how are you Gary how’s everything we’ll know more about uh H Burton’s availability specifics closer to game time but if he can’t go Indiana has a massive problem he’s their best player their best passer their best shooter and even though he generates offense for his teammates I believe Indiana will miss his shooting the most last eight games he’s average 4.4 makes from three next closest Pacer is at 2.1 and we have to remember Gary he injured that same hamstring back in January and I think the Pacers were better equipped back then to replace him at that point buddy heeld was inserted in the stting lineup he has since then been traded to Philadelphia they had Benedict mathine another good shooter he’s out for the season with a shoulder injury today Indiana has limited options you can insert TJ McConnell great energy better defense but he’s not a sharpshooter or you can go big obit toppin put n at the two either way Gary if halberton can’t go the writing’s on the wall for Indiana sure the plus minus right there was absolutely glaring and some more numbers to sort of back that up at least the Pacers can kind of tread water without him they were seven and six without halberton in the regular season Sebastian stand by we got more in just a second Randy what you got well let’s go out to this Western Conference Series where wol Wes where are the Wolves where are the wolves that we watched the first couple rounds of the postseason cuz these aren’t them that man is him though LCA donic the most points per game in NBA history in game two is better than 34 per game Mavs though trailing by five in the fourth Luca donic to Kyrie Irving he had 20 points 13 of them in the fourth 20 seconds to go Anthony Edwards only had two turnovers this is a bad time for that second Just Right Out of Bounds no one in particular I guess you know looking for NZ re but finds the fans and Carl Anthony Town said we’re just beating ourselves a lot of the time making simple mental errors what do the Mavs draw up they’re down two under 15 seconds to go Derek lley setting a screen for Luca gets him on Rudy gobear on the switch and he gets the Frenchman dancing doing the can can as donic buries a step back three the Bell doesn’t dismiss you Luca donic dismisses you and he let Rudy know about it his second career go-ahead three-pointer in the final 5 Seconds of a playoff game tied would LeBron and Dame and Reggie Miller and Robert Ory for the most since 9798 here’s Luca on what he saw I just see what defense gives me I didn’t expect that we were going to switch uh we were just going to play that pick and roll I told you life come and we’ll just figure out from there that’s about it 109 108 is the final thanks to another donic dagger and the Mavs are up two games tonight we had the defensive player of the year on you yeah I mean he’s long you know uh he can’t move uh I can’t move fast but I can move faster than him I can’t move fast but I can move faster than him that’s me with my kids another thing that went fast in this series the Timberwolves home court advantage the Mavs hold now a commanding two games to none series lead it’s bad news for Minnesota CU teams that go up two nothing on the road in the Conference Finals or later have never lost the playoff series 14 and oh once again back with Sebastian Christensen here what has surprised you sir the most about how the Mavs have taken this two games to none series leate hey Randy how are you what surprised me the most is that Carl Anthony towns and Anthony Edwards have been complete no- show so far coach Chris Finch criticized his guys after the game one loss for their lack of composure at the end of that game and we saw the exact same movie in game two Anthony Edwards made a more conscious effort of being more aggressive from the get-go he did get in the pain more but at the end of the day he and towns combined to make just nine of 33 shots and that’s just not going to cut it for Minnesota what is more Edwards committed to an excusable turnovers down the stretch I think a little bit due to uncertainty on his part and maybe a bit of fatigue and all while towns was on the bench once again at the end of the game in the meantime Irvin scores 13 Even though he did Miss three free throws in the fourth quarter luuka hits at dagger three to Win It whose stars do you trust more right now Randy definitely not Minnesota towns and EDS have to to pick it up if the timberos want to get back in the series know Dallas’s Dynamic was certainly coming through here as for Carl Anthony towns did not play in the final8 minutes and 40 seconds of this game as the series moves to Dallas for game three tomorrow [Music]

Sebastían Christensen joins SportsCenter to share the latest details on Tyrese Haliburton’s status ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Boston Celtics. Then, he dives into Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns’ performance in the Dallas Mavericks Game 2 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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28 Comments

  1. To the pacers fans. You took a half dead roster Knicks to a game 7.. hope y’all arnt expecting to win a game against the Celtics comming in this series.. Dallas vs Boston. Boston in 6.. I’m not even a Boston fan..

  2. Indiana literally got blessed with facing badly injured teams all the way to the ecf. Let them figure that shyt out

  3. Indiana never stood a chance. I knew the Celtics would get through the East without losing more than 3 or 4 games.

  4. Haliburton wrist injury and if he’s out for tonight’s game Celtics have a chance to win and close out the series in 4 luka and irving another comeback they are road warriors in the playoffs like the Celtics are in the playoffs

  5. This is definitely all set up. Who wants to see Indiana in any championship?
    NBA messed up the Knicks/Celtics matchup and now want to erase it.
    Dude was hurt in the Knicks series and now he's questionable in this series. That's bogus.

  6. Haliburton needs to sit out and not risk a serious injury. Hamstrings are tricky injuries. The only way to handle a hamstring is to rest it. Don't turn a strain into a tear.

  7. Celtics laughing that the Pacers think Nesmith is an important piece. Dude runs around like a thug.

  8. He’s done…. ZION, OG, Etc. Hammys take time!….. even KP n his Calf strain, I knew he’d be out still…. I called Giannis being out in the 1st rd… those injuries TAKE TIME…. I tore my Gastrocnemius (calf) muscle, but before that it was just a strained Soleus …. And I kud barely walk for a week before I tried test my tolerance and tore it…. Then couldn’t walk for a month!…..

  9. From they gave away game 1 their fates were sealed. They shouldn't try to push him to play tonight it could ruin his career. They should be proud of their accomplishments this season, come back next season with a different coach and better defence.

  10. Haliburton needs to sit out and not risk a serious injury. Hamstrings are tricky injuries. The only way to handle a hamstring is to rest it. Don't turn a strain into a tear.

  11. Nobody felt bad when the Celtics lost key players during their playoff runs (Brown in 2021, Smart and Rob Williams in and out of games 2022, Brogdon out for ECF 2023, Porzingis out this 2024, status still unclear), so yeah injuries suck, but if the Celtics win their title this year it’s not their fault they played banged up teams. And I know Luka is going through his injuries too, so he’ll make to the Finals banged up. Boston, if you’re smart, sweep Indiana and get a whopping 10 DAYS of rest and win this championship!

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