Indiana is in a tough spot at halftime of Game 5.
Their superstar guard Tyrese Haliburton isn't backing himself up with superstar-level play, posting a career/playoff-worst first half.
What was Haliburton's stats in the first half?
Tyrese played just under 17 minutes in the first half.
He didn't score the entire half and recorded just one rebound and two assists.
This was the first time he went scoreless in the first half of a game in his playoff career (ESPN).
He was dealing with an apparent leg injury which could have an impact, but Indiana will need him to step up and play through it to have any shot at a Game 1 level comeback.
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Siakam had 10 points in the first half, and if Haliburton struggles at all in the second half, he'll need to take over on offense.
Indiana is shooting just 15/45 (33.3 FG%) as a team and has turned the ball over 10 times.
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