Tyrese Haliburton led in this Game 7 stat despite abnormal circumstances

Alex Walsh

Tyrese Haliburton led in this Game 7 stat despite abnormal circumstances image

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It was a tough night for Tyrese Haliburton after exiting the game with a major injury.

After leaving the game in the first quarter, Tyrese still managed to finish the game leading all individual players in this one stat category.

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What stat category did Haliburton lead in Game 7?

*Article idea via @MySportsUpdate

Haliburton played just over seven minutes in Game 7.

He came out firing, hitting three early three-pointers.

It looked like he would have a huge game in the biggest game of his life, but all of that was taken from him after an unfortunate injury.

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Despite that injury, the three shots he made from beyond-the-arc stood to be the most made by a player in Game 7.

Neither team made particularly many threes this game, with many converting one to two field goals from downtown in the game.

Haliburton couldn't help his team win their first title, but he went out on a high before his injury, giving it his all.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.