Pacers Face Tyrese Haliburton Conundrum With Backs Against Wall originally appeared on Athlon Sports. By almost every measure, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton experienced a playoff meltdown. He missed every field-goal attempt. He lacked aggressiveness. He struggled with running the offense and holding onto the ball.

On Monday night, the Indiana Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-109. With the loss, the Pacers fall 2-3 in the NBA Finals. Indiana trailed by 16 points in the third quarter before cutting the Thunder's lead to only two points,

Game 5 of the NBA Finals saw the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Indiana Pacers 120–109, taking a 3–2 series lead and moving just one win away from an NBA championship. Looking back, regardless of how the rest of the series unfolds,