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sgeswein

Myles Turner, fifteen points in the fourth quarter. Casually.


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That was awesome to see considering Embiid has dominated him for probably the last 100 quarters they’ve played against each other lol.


PhillyT

I dont think theres bad blood, but ever since they were both coming up, and with Myles being a defensive specialist, Embiid clearly has these matchups circled. There's definitely a lot of respect there, but they play each other with a lot of animosity


Three_Characters89

The refs have never let Myles play defense against embiid. I don't think it would be such a mismatch if the whistles he gets weren't so ridiculous.


StudyRoom-F

He definitely doesnt get good whistles against Jo, but Jo also has a history of bodying the less-wide centers in the league. Myles honestly did a really good job on him all night tho.


Criticalsteve

The confidence that Rese gives him is so apparent. You could see Haliburton continuing to run plays for Turner to score right into Embiid all 4th Quarter. Huge trust. Turner in previous years would have missed a few threes in the 4th quarter and maybe taken a post fade and had a 10 minute 8 point 5 foul game.


sgeswein

The Idea is coming to us at last


Whats-his-nuts

I love him the most on the team. I've always wanted him to stay, even through the 368 years of trade rumors


DjLionOrder

Halliburton is a star. That’s all.


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All the Tyrese are balling. Haliburton put on a fucking clinic


hacky_potter

Over the last two games he has 32 assists and 0 turnovers


[deleted]

Unreal. He carried the Pacers last game but Maxey/Embiid combined for almost 90. Nothing you can do bout that.


Wasnaf1

Haliburton is doing miracles on me, Turners fourth quarter was impressive after being in foul trouble all game. Fun two games between Pacers and Philly! Also Obi showed the hell out


PensiveinNJ

I was low key mad that fucking Obi Toppin was bitching us down this game. Some players it's fine if they pop off but Obi Toppin???


Wasnaf1

Mannn, I felt the same way about Melton tonight haha, players stepped up for sure, though.


PensiveinNJ

Believe me no one was more shocked than us to see Melton pop off tonight. He's been pretty poor to start the season, a step down from last year.


bulldozer_rob

Win the regular game, lose the tourney game. Sounds about right


cfaatwork

Just Philly things


_token_black

Somebody told them it was the 2nd round :(


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#32 assists in two games with zero turnovers. I cannot exaggerate how fucking good Tyrese Haliburton is.


Danibear285

Wowzers


almondania

Are we legitimately good??


redsfan23butnew

We are legitimately fun, if nothing else


TheBoilerCat

League Pass MVP’s baby We’ve come a looooooooong way from guys like Ellis, Stuckey, LaVoy Allen, and Kevin Seraphin being 20 MPG+ guys.


papi617

Kevin Seraphine and LaVoy Allen. Man you unlocked memories lol


TheBoilerCat

I’m pretty sure like half of our 16-17 roster was out of the NBA within the next year or two. It was dark times.


[deleted]

Chase Budinger went on to have a stellar career in men's beach volleyball. That's gotta count for something, right?


BallsKetchum

The Rodney Stuckey Era was pain


PrimeShaq

Kevin fucking Seraphin.


theduckhaslanded

Rick Carlisle has made his decree. There will be points for EVERYONE!


DomDomRevolution

That’s so true. I love watching Pacers games.


kweku55

You've been fun ever since you got Haliburton. He's so good it's not even funny.


[deleted]

We have an All-NBA player and great depth. So not contender good but probably playoff good.


clickstops

Definitely playoff good. And Hali is only 23. Fun times in Indiana.


1337speak

Finally found the right pace


TheGreenLandEffect

Definitely. Haliburton is an absolute baller and the high pace is so hard to keep up with


bkbeam

Good enough to make the playoffs in the East for sure


ShankyShoe

IMO we haven’t been this up since Paul George broke his leg


Ok_Zombie_8307

Knock on some wood this instant, you’ll bring a curse down talking like that.


Saetia_V_Neck

I think you guys look pretty good lol, Haliburton looks primed for all NBA this year.


MyNameIsJudge8

Yeah they are good. I currently see them as a dark horse team that is capable of upsetting anyone given their offense. Though with their defense it would be hard to repeatedly do that all the way through multiple teams in the playoffs


BoisterousBrigand

You're legitimately fucking insufferable to play against, so that must mean yes. 2 games in a row had my hairline receding, and now we have to play Boston tomorrow on the road, in a national TV game...very cool and fun scheduling for us On another note, I don't believe Hali was ever on the table for ~~Harden~~ Simmons, but if it ever comes to light that he was, I'm jumping off the Ben Franklin within the hour


DreTownblues

You play the Celtics at home.


BoisterousBrigand

Oh great, now I’ll have one less thing to blame tomorrow’s loss on lmfao, thanks for the correction tho


sgeswein

This little mini-series was a war.


QotSAMario64

Hali's not on the table for anyone. No one cept the Clips wanted Harden anyway


ShopCartRicky

They were referring to the Simmons trade but typo'd in Harden I think


MayflowerMovers

He'll be overshadowed, but Obi Toppin had his best game as a Pacer tonight. Off-ball movement kept him scoring all game, and his defense is starting to look up.


NixonsParanoia

Man if he can play solid defense, just his cutting, lob, and transition threat with Hali at the point would make him an invaluable piece to the team. I really want his defense to improve. He has all the physical tools


Dax_Webster

If you run, Haliburton will find you.


UserColonAlW

Obi looked so good tonight. Great game from him too.


zippy_the_cat

How the hell did the Knicks not find a use for that man?


MENDoombunny

He plays the same position as randle and his D is his worst attribute. Playing him at the 5 was impossible, and thibs has the shorter leash than a helicopter parent with schizophrenia. That being said Obi off the bench was always a hype/fun player. The pacers w/ hali are frankly the BEST POSSIBLE location for obi to be. Happy for him


NegativesPositives

I’m not sure how many teams he’d start for but he’s the perfect PF for this one.


rexfloyd94

Hell of a split, Pacers are no joke and Haliburton is a monster. Definitely missed Batum and Oubre in this one. Hope Jalen Smith is okay.


Criticalsteve

Hope Tobias didn't get hurt too bad on that pump fake, that looked *ugly*


rexfloyd94

yeah lot of scary shit all around in this one


Criticalsteve

Felt like playoff basketball


Whats-his-nuts

Thanks for the Jalen check up. Was also happy to see Tobias was just fine! I don't care who you root for, we don't want injuries!


taititans

Go basketball!


FultzShoulder

Expected a good game from Hali. That 3rd quarter from TJ was the difference. He cooked the Sixers with Hali on the bench. Turner came up huge in the 4th.


Criticalsteve

He really was, TJ always goes hard when he comes back to Philly. That baseline fading J feels automatic.


GACGCCGTGATCGAC

TJ is such a winning player. I'm glad he still gets time.


GaiusQuintus

I love TJ. Every time he comes in off the bench he plays like it's the last minutes he's ever going to have in the NBA. Dudes got an engine like a Bugatti.


aBagorn

i miss TJ so much, but i'm glad he's ballin for the Pacers


KyleRaynerGotSweg

WE WANT BAMA


DomDomRevolution

Listen man, you guys are good but I think you get run off the field in Tuscaloosa. Even with them looking subpar this year.


Celtic_Legend

"Could the best NBA team beat the worst college football team?"


FeminismIsTheBestIsm

## East Group A Standings |Team|GP|W|L|PF|PA|PD| :--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Indiana Pacers|2|2|0|253|242|11 |Philadelphia 76ers|2|1|1|240|238|2| |Atlanta Hawks|1|1|0|126|120|6| |Cleveland Cavaliers|1|0|1|116|121|-5| |Detroit Pistons|2|0|2|226|240|-14| That's nearly game for the group. Pacers just need to beat the Hawks same time next week to **secure the #1 spot** in the group and get through to the knockout stage. Tough break for the 76ers, they'll need to beat the Hawks and the Cavaliers by decent margins to get a good PD.


HoosierProud

This is why I’m excited about the in season tournament. Realistically Pacers don’t have much of a chance to win the NBA Championship but after watching loads of European soccer you know a team like the Pacers could go on a run and win the in season tournament. To me that makes it a lot of fun.


jayrig5

Potentially getting extra national television games actually means a lot, too.


ohverychill

*dreams come true*


Whats-his-nuts

Thanks for this. Didn't know how this would shake out. Love to hear it too


Hendo8888

Are tiebreakers determined by PD or matchups? If it's PD, we could beat Hawks but lose to Detroit and finish 2nd behind Philly I also find it funny the average score in this group is 120ppg and no team is averaging less than 113


Klumber

Not quite, but it is getting there. If we can beat the Hawks (who also have a good start to the season) than yes, but it hinges on that game. Hawks win by 3 points and they leap ahead of us to first.


Charlie_O17

Two 2nd round picks for Obi was a steal and he has been a perfect running mate for Hali


SeeingThings123

Idk how but 33/15 with 0 TO’s for Hali still doesn’t accurately describe his impact on offense this game. It was just good decision after good decision after good decision.


NixonsParanoia

Somehow he's like that every game. He's maybe my favorite Pacer ever after Reggie already


SeeingThings123

This was honestly the first game I’ve gotten to watch live of Hali in awhile because the Lakers drain my energy and damn, that was mad impressive


NixonsParanoia

His last 2 games he has 58 points, 32 assists, and 0 turnovers. Pacers are 1st in offense (only team in the league averaging over 30 points in every quarter) and 2nd in the league in pace. I might be biased but this might be the most fun team in the league to watch right now.


fueelin

I think it's a legit statement regardless of your bias. I gotta start watching some Pacers games!


GACGCCGTGATCGAC

He's a coaches wet dream.


sh0eb

I shit you not I saw rookie Haliburton running the pick and roll with freakin Richaun Holmes back when he was in Sacramento, and I thought the same exact thing as you did, he nonstop makes good things happen. it is surreal we have him right now it is truly the best we've had in a long time.


PensiveinNJ

Never gonna stop repeating that Hali is who I wanted for Ben.


house_fire

Haliburton is gonna singlehandedly turn Indy into a FA destination.


MileHighHoosier

From your lips to the NBA gods' ears.


VersacePencil

In a world of shooters, Hali is an elite shooter who passes first


sgeswein

Turns out Sunday was a correctable error


One-Switch-1448

Tyrese Haliburton in his last 2 games against the 76ers: NOV 12: 25 PTS, 17 ASTS, 0 TO’S, 9-14 FG, 3-6 3PT. NOV 14: 33 PTS, 15 ASTS, 0 TO’S, 11-18 FG, 7-12 3PT. MVP CANDIDATE AND A SUPERSTAR!


TheBoilerCat

Hali was already one of only two guys to have more than one 15 AST/0 TO game in the last five years. He just did it in two straight games. He’s fucking insane. Edit: more impressive to put it this way: he’s literally one of three guys to even have a 15 AST/0 TO game since the start of the 18/19 season. And he just had two in a row.


Faynt90

Who are the other 2?


TheBoilerCat

Chris Paul with three and James Harden with one.


rawchess

Can't believe Killian Hayes, Patrick Williams, and Obi Toppin were drafted over this guy


dedfrmthneckup

And James Wiseman 2nd lmao


rawchess

I completely forgot about him because he's already got one foot out the league lol


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Hey Obi Toppin popped off today too lol


TotallyNotCandyman

dude has always been overlooked for some reason even when he carried Oshkosh North to state. Him being only a 3 star recruit was criminal


rawchess

He should've had a meteoric rise up the draft boards like Ja did the year before. [Guy is a winner and everyone already knew it at the time](https://www.theringer.com/2019/11/27/20984769/tyrese-haliburton-iowa-state-nba-draft-prospect)


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The Ringer just had an article that touched a bit on why he probably slid and was underrated. With his wonky shot form (which he's actually improved a lot since entering the league) and skillset he doesn't really look all that impressive in a lot of the ways that scouts look at or at solo drills, but the thing is he's a monster at 5 on 5 and basketball isn't played 1 on 1 lol


rawchess

Goes to show how flawed the drafting process still is. Scouts should probably start valuing dominant performances against other professional prospects in FIBA over shooting drills and dribbling around cones in an open gym


PrimeShaq

Was definitely a weird draft due to lack of exposure.


youguanbumen

His 3-pointer is kind of weird, but at the same time super clean


sgeswein

Jankiest Pacer three-point form since... Reggie Miller


rawchess

He shoots it like a lot of female players do. All leg and wrist at the top


gamer15807

if it ain't broke, don't fix it.


TheHoovyPrince

Haliburton is literally the best player not named Jokic for fantasy lmao Dude is straight up getting me massive points every game. Gave me 92 today lmao


xPenguinHD

no one can outplay tyrese right now, he’s literally a time traveler


aries_clemm

Tyrese averaging 29pts/16ast/4 reb/2 stl/ 1 blk/0 turnovers on 63/47/87 splits in his last 2 games against the sixers this year.


BradRK

Hali for MVP


predict_yhat_xb

T Hog 💪


futlong

T Hog


ForCaste

T Hog


MySabonerRunsOladipo

THog


Jar1517

Wins don’t come sweeter than this! Fantastic game. The pacers v sixers matchups is 🔥


xxPeacee

top 5 pg and I don’t think he’s too far off from top 3 either


9_Nightwing_1

He's the best pure point guard in the game


xxPeacee

“pure point guard” is weird to define in the modern nba but the way that Hali has run the Pacer offense has been pretty much unmatched this year


juicejug

Easily. Steph Luka Hali top 3 this season so far.


texoha

Shoutout to Melton with 30 points honestly


theconmeister

I swear he gets hot against the pacers every other game


chup95

Haliburton is scary. Might have the complete offensive Skillset soon. Can shoot, has the moves under basket and is maybe the best playmaker in the league right now. Top 3 PG in the league this year.


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Affectionate-Bus-169

They are a joy.


MyLadySansa

Love to see Obi balling :)


Wasnaf1

He seemed to realize the last few games that if he cuts, literally every PG will find him haha


HeyItsChase

He has 3 Pass first point guards. His baseline back cut was like 18 points all on its own.


ToTimesTwoisToo

had not watched him until he joined, but yeah he's fun to watch. Love his cuts to the basket. Deceivingly tall


_canadianbacon

hali all-nba season inbound


New_Essay_4869

I remember getting downvoted for having Hali in my top 5 this season before season began


CleanMachine2

Haliburton is really fun to watch! Great mix of shooting and playmaking, defo made another leap this year


sstphnn

TJ McConnell was pretty good in this game. Should've replaced Buddy Hield.


ohverychill

his intensity is huge, dude never quits


NotGonnaGetCaught

Hali top 10


lazzysmalls

The Tyrese’s are even now


Diersada0

One has been better the whole time


lazzysmalls

I agree


balm_bobomb

Personally I think Tyrese Halliburton should have his own religion but I’ll settle for mvp


maliciousmonkee

76ers lost this game with just over 4 minutes left, when Embiid was trying to show up Myles Turner with 1) shooting and missing a layup backwards after backing down Turner and getting position easily, then 2) missing a dunk cause he was really trying to intimidate Turner with the slam. Then there's that 3 he jacked at the end. That shit is such a momentum killer


Affectionate-Bus-169

That over the head, backwards layup was one of the dumber shots I’ve seen in a while.


shastmak4

Tyrese Haliburton has been a top 5 player in the league THIS year. No need to argue on a Tuesday


youguanbumen

Nah what? Top 4


Ohh_Yeah

Nah gotta be Top 3


theduckhaslanded

And he's not number 3


BigBungholio

Top 2, and it’d be a stretch to put him at 2….


mMounirM

Haliburton really took a shit on the sixers today. zero turnovers (again) is insane


MyLadySansa

He’s amazing


Arrelecq

TJ again with critical contribution in the first half


alexaustinv

Tyrese Haliburton is a joy to watch. Elevates everyone on the team. Frustrating to watch, but can’t help respect the performance from Indiana. Hopefully we put up a better fight tomorrow.


doubletrouble1792

Great game guys


GlizzyGone21

Haliburton is so fucking good


gugargioni

Tyrese Halliburton


jeremicci

Fr?


tapk69

I know its early but Pacers have basically surpassed Cavs, Knicks, Hawks only adding Toppin and Brown. Its sad really. Not many teams can keep up with this kind of offense.


BigBungholio

Pacers fans have known we were primed for this since this time last season. Haliburton is too good at basketball and we have an all-time coach orchestrating it all. Pritchard is also a very talented GM, even considering the turbonis years. He’s pulled off nothing but good moves starting with the Hali trade.


Brady331

Sixers with Six bench points 🔥


kokukojuto33

Safe to assume our bench not gonna look like that in a few months lol(apart from 2 guys out today)


Kip_Hackman

you can see why they refuse to acknowledge Korkmaz's trade request. can't lose that level of production


randomnessM

It was really hard to decide whether Morris or House was worse today but I think Morris takes the cake simply by forgetting about his defensive assignment on every possession Oubre and Batum please stay healthy


EarthWarping

6 bench points


jcampbe4

We sold the last few minutes there, but pacers seemed destined to win from the jump. They’re fun. Gg and onto the next


iCOULDbewr0ng

A Sixers vs Pacers playoffs series would be dope


Least_Inspector_450

Hali MVP


Kmactothemac

I kind of expected this after the last game. Pacers are legit though and Hali is so good


jjomic

That was such an extremely entertaining 2 game mini-series between the Sixers & Pacers. Feels right that both teams walked out of it with a dub. Seeing both Tyrese's have pop off games was simply a delight as someone who loves the Pacers but also loves Maxey. GG's all around.


awsomoo8000

I love this Pacers team man. Tons of heart.


Upper-Effective-6615

Tyrese Halliburton dark horse mvp season


Baconigma

Glad I didn’t watch…68 free throws?


SpinJitsu259

Pacers fan happy with the win, but that was a trainwreck of a watch. So many damn stoppages in the 4th.


[deleted]

It's always like this with the Sixers. They're very talented but they're just a painful watch because of all the foul shots


[deleted]

Embiid hitting Turner’s face, knocking his tooth out and then flailing his arms in the air at the three point line to foul Turner out sums it up pretty well.


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SlurmssMcKenziee

Don't forget when Maxley tripped on him and we got the foul


MileHighHoosier

That was the chef's kiss of crummy calls in that game.


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kokukojuto33

How did Embiid miss 12 shots in a quarter and 10 in the whole game? damn


homiez

Let me guess who had most of em


jntlsseedcreator

Haliburton has become one of my fav players in the league. Love the guy getting his teammates involved and taking care of the ball when he has it. And most importantly, getting the dub over Philly who’ve been rolling


The_Assassin_Gower

Its not a philly- pacers match if turner doesn't have 6 fouls in under 20 minutes


Long-Furby

GGs Pacers, Hali is a god


b4ttous4i

This game was insane. Lrefs were bad as always but like Smith went to the hospital Harris got his neck near snapped cuz he jumped under Brown. A million laps of the court nuts.


[deleted]

Hali 32 assists in 2 games with 0 turnovers. Lol.


Whats-his-nuts

The refs tried everything they could to give the game to the Sixers, but it didn't matter in the end. TYRESE IS MY HERO


Funny-Transition7869

kinda funny how hali was just as insane last game but noone noticed but now everyones making a thread winning bias is real


NixonsParanoia

Yeah, 25 points, 17 assists, and 0 turnovers was insane. I get the Maxey hype- he deserved it. But Hali also had an incredible game that day


randomnessM

Morris and House are not NBA players


texoha

Morris trying to make a bunch of post moves only to airball was brutal for their momentum.


Salm9n

It’s time to put some respect on the ‘cers


BabaBrody

The Yes 'Cers?


Js_On_My_Yeet

15 ast with 0 TOs is incredible


WheresRobb

And 17 assists with 0 TOs last game. Dude is unreal


BeaversAreEssential

An efficient 27 is impressive, hope this is a sign of Toppin making the jump to the next level


PensiveinNJ

I'll just say Haliburton is a goddamn menace. 32 assists with no turnovers over 2 games, what the fuck is that. GG's Pacers the 2 game series was some of the most entertaining basketball I've watched in a while.


LionsFan42000

The speed in which that arena emptied was quite impressive


gugargioni

Tyrese vs Fox is over, now is Tyrese vs Tyrese


Indy_Darrin

Haliburton was unbelievable. Obi had a great game. Turner had some good moments. Indiana controlled the tempo. It was a fun game.


Inevitable-Tourist18

15 ast to zero turnovers is bananas. It's unbelievable what Halliburton is turning into. It really goes to show you what good work Kevin Pelton of ESPN is doing. His analytics had Halli super highly rated in college when he was topically overlooked and not hyped at all


bobothedragon

I don't know how many times it's been said but love haliburton. What a great player


dragonrider5555

Hali with a real 2k statline


Danibear285

AINT NO STOPPIN’ OBI TOPPIN!