ESPN reacts to Tyrese Haliburton SHINE as Pacers win 122-113, end Bucks’ home win streak

ESPN reacts to Tyrese Haliburton SHINE as Pacers win 122-113, end Bucks’ home win streak

Steven Watson Steve Novak here inside fiser Forum where Steve for the first time since October 29th the Bucks lost a game on their home floor you know they did and I think you have to give Indiana the respect that’s due because we started out the the pregame show talking

About look since they played two games ago when there was a lot of back and forth and losing to them in the inseason tournament Giannis and Bobby said look we’ve got to be better and we saw a response to that this team this Buck team has been so much better since then

And so you saw Tyrese halberton tapping on his wrist doing Dame time saying it’s our time and now they’re matched up again and I think you saw at F serve like you just mentioned Milwaukee had won 15 straight games here at fiser forum and now Indiana comes in and I

Think we’re finding that although we’ve seen this Indiana team quite a few times so you’re going to find each other strengths and weaknesses when you play each other four times already in this season you’re going to find you’re going to figure each other out feel each other

Out and know each other very well Indiana right now at 3 and one in these four games well we knew coming into the game that the bench was one of the strengths of this Indiana Pacers team they lead the NBA in bench scoring well we saw that on display once again our

Menard’s big money moment 70 points from the Pacers you know as much as it is a credit to Indiana how they play this is very much who they are it’s not as much to me an indictment on Milwaukee because this is who Indiana is this is how they

Play they get bench scoring they get bench assists to see 70 to 16 that is a Monumental number to try to overcome obviously the starters Milwaukee starters scored more than the Pacers and so off sets set a little bit but to me what stands out is the overall

Effectiveness it’s not just the 70 points a TJ McConnell going off in having the game he had it’s a 25 and 13 from Matan it’s 18-9 from Jackson and we just saw McConnell right there with 16 points and nine re nine assists in that game and McConnell some of his greatest

Work was in the fourth quarter there was not another Pacer that scored in double figures in any quarter but McConnell when he had just the 12 points in that last fourth quarter to close this game out and so it’s very very telling of who this Indiana Pacers team is and

Obviously I think as we go forward as we see Indiana again in just two days how Milwaukee is going to have to adjust and recognize although the starters are out although some of the top guns are on the bench all of a sudden the bench comes in

And you’ve really got to respect those guys and find the right matchups for those guys because it is really some of Indiana’s best Weaponry yeah and it’s not a stat that is an anomaly it is a trend between these two teams in the four meetings that they’ve had now the

Pacers have outscored the Bucks bench 207 to 86 so if you’re Adrien Griffin what changes need to be made when they’re facing off in just two nights you know I do think you have to just look at your team try to find that depth obviously at this point there was uh Jay

Crowder was out and obviously when you have a Maran out as well that hurts but there’s plenty of guys that have to just understand I think and be empowered that look the damage is being done when Indiana’s bench comes in when there’s a McConnell when there’s a Maan and be

Very very understand very well that that is what it’s looked like like you said the last four games that’s got to change and I think to see Bobby and to see Giannis after that second match up this year say we’ve got to be better this is

A team we’re going to see more we’ve got to respect them and find ways to get better to to the Bucs credit they certainly have but I think now we see ourselves with the opportunity to match up just two games in a three-day span and so it’ll be interesting to see again

Well you knew how much this one meant to Tyrese halberton coming back to ferve for him the last time when Giannis stole the show with 64 points well he was one rebound off of a triple double Giannis had the triple double tonight what’ you make of the way that Halburn impacted

The game against the Bucks once again you know it really is just fantastic to watch obviously he’s on the wrong side he’s got the wrong color jersey on but the work this guy is doing being an oshot product you got to respect it the way he’s dropping dimes to his teammate

You see that bench scoring okay that’s a big deal but when he comes in and you see him playing with the bench guys he is a big reason for why they’re able to operate the way that they are he gets in the paint he’s got his eyes up he’s an

Incredible finisher on shots like that where he’s shooting floaters over the big fell trying to block him he’s knocking down the three ball tonight Indiana really struggled from three surprisingly to see the Indiana Pacers able to beat the Milwaukee Bucks at home where Milwaukee is is one of the best

Home teams in the entire league I think it really does speak to their their their trust in their ability to move the ball to find one another to trust one another even when they’re only making five three-pointers on a night like tonight and so obviously tyres Tyrese

Halberton led the way for them again but I think the when you look at the bench and so many other guys playing well he had has a lot to do with that and then Yannis an Dumbo going opposite of the Pacers a team that he has certainly put up some pretty impressive statistical

Nights against this year averaging over 46 points per game in four meetings with the Pacers he goes puts up his third triple double of this season Steve and it wasn’t an easy one because you saw Indiana really came out and they wanted to be physical with him and you could

Tell Giannis was ready for every bit of that he brought the physicality as well I thought really set the tone he scored 10 points right away in that first quarter did such a good job of finding guys like Brook knocking shots down when you look at the Bucks starting lineup

You see you’ve got Giannis at the top with 30 but guys like Brook 21 Chris Middleton 21 Dame certainly struggled tonight not a great night shooting just one for n for three and 3 for 16 overall but I thought you could really sense an urgency from Giannis that he was

Bringing it I think this has been a matchup all season long that jannis has had incredible success a 54-point game in game one a 64-point game in game three and now a triple double in game four of this matchup with one more coming in a couple days and so you just

Have to wonder what that next one looks like but obviously Yiannis plan another unbelievable game and I know it doesn’t come in a Bucks win but it’s also important that you don’t take nights like this for granted for yanis Sans Dumbo this was his 46th career 3055 game

The next closest in the NBA among active players is Niki leic 26 so that’s 20 more of those types of games that we’ve seen from Giannis in his career so we’re seeing greatness on a nightly basis here just didn’t come in a buck win tonight

But good thing is they play in two more nights we see what Giannis can do against the Pacers still to come here on bucks live we’re going to take a closer look at Cash Money Middleton foree Spee For fore Foree hello okay okay okaye speech spe forign spee for spee speee fore foree speech fore speech for Speech speee you

ESPN reacts to Tyrese Haliburton SHINE as Pacers win 122-113, end Bucks’ home win streak