Tyrese Haliburton did all he ought to for the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night time in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The All-Star factor protect went off for a outstanding 16-factor, 18-help double-double, which, because it turns out, nonetheless wasn’t enough. Haliburton and the Pacers have LeBron James accountable for that because the NBA’s all-time main scorer received it for the Lakers on the buzzer thru a last-2nd tip-in off of Luka Doncic’s neglected attempt.
James entered the fourth sector with simply 3 factors amid an off taking pictures night time, however he made up for it withinside the very last body through scoring 10 factors withinside the very last 12 mins of action. The 40-year-antique additionally sealed the deal for L.A. with any other memorable game-winner.
James’ heroics drew an honest reaction from Haliburton, who revealed that this was the first time in his NBA career that he had lost in such fashion. “It’s my first time ever being walked off in the NBA, so it’s only fitting that it was him,” Haliburton said. “… It’s just part of the fun and the back-and-forth in the NBA. [I] enjoy competing against those guys. Yeah, it’s a lot of fun.”
Wednesday’s brutal loss placed an stop to Indiana’s five-recreation prevailing streak. They have fallen to 42-30 however are nonetheless 1.five video games beforehand of the Detroit Pistons for the No. four seed withinside the Eastern Conference.
