Haliburton had a rough start to the year and seemed to struggle with the expectations that he had on him. His teammates agree that he had unnecessary pressure on him to begin the season. Myles Turner mentioned that he thought Haliburton was trying too hard to live up to these expectations.

The Pacers have played and won games without Tyrese Haliburton before, but on Thursday they looked more disorganized than usual without him.

Since the All-Star break, Tyrese Haliburton has put together perhaps the most productive and efficient stretches in his career. The Pacers All-Star point guard has had an up-and-down season and had a particularly painful start to the year,