for all the neutral fans saying Tyrese Haliburton gets “carried” before he hits his game winning shots are not watching the game.
yes you have the Nesmith shooting clinching in game 1 of the ECF’s or Nembhard handling the ball in game 1 of the finals but outside of that there’s been 7 other clutch time games that Haliburton has been huge in.
in game 2 vs the Bucks his final statline was 21/5/12, clutch time was during the final 3:27 of the game, Haliburton recorded a huge block on Giannis with 1:23 to go when the Bucks had all the momentum and that block pretty much won them the game.
in game 5 vs the Bucks his final statline was 26/5/9/3/3, clutch time was during the final 5:00 of regulation and OT, he had the final 6 points in regulation when the Pacers were down by 4 with 1:19 to go, including the game tying dunk with 0:10 left, he also had 1 rebound and 2 assists during that time period. in OT he recorded 7 points, including the final 5 points of the game when they were down by 4 with 0:33 left, and the iconic game winner over Giannis that sent the Pacers to the ECSF’s.
in game 1 vs the Cavs, this was arguably the most impressive clutch time performance, his final statline was 22/3/13/3 and clutch time was during the final 5:00, he had 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 impressive one on one stops vs Mitchell and Jerome.
in game 2 vs the Cavs his final statline was 19/9/4 and clutch time was during the final 4:36, he had 8 points in the final 1:24 of the game and hit the game winning 3 after grabbing his own offensive rebound.
in game 5 vs the Cavs his final statline was 31/6/8 including hitting 5 straight 3’s in the 2nd quarter when they were down by 19 which got them back in the game, clutch time was during the final 5:00 and he recorded 5/1/1 and led the team to the ECF’s.
in game 1 vs the Knicks his final statline was 31/4/11 and clutch time was during the final 0:34 of regulation and OT, he hit the craziest shot of the year at the buzzer when he ran back to the perimeter and hit a rainbow long 2 to force OT. in OT he had 2 points and 2 assists, including the game winning assist with 0:27 left.
in game 2 vs the Knicks his final statline was 14/8/11 and clutch time was during the final 5:00 of the game, he recorded 3/2/2 during that time period.
in game 1 vs the Thunder his final statline was 14/10/6 and clutch time was during the final 4:51 of that game where he had 4 points and 1 rebound and hit the game winning shot to give the Pacers a 1-0 lead in the finals.
Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch time stats during these playoffs: 44 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 2 turnovers, on 44% shooting from the field including 3 game winning shots, 2 game tying shots, and another go ahead shot.
Posted Jun 9, 2025, 2:02 PM UTC