Tyrese Haliburton ambled into a dribble handoff from Tony Bradley, and even though he was only going about three-quarters-speed at best on a flat right rear tire, the Pacers’ premier playmaker still merited enough respect with a live dribble to draw a second defender.

Unfortunately for the Pacers, they were unable to rely on their star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton has been on a generational run in this year's playoffs in terms of clutch and big game performances, but put up, to put it bluntly, a stinker in Game 5.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle confirmed during his post-game press conference that Haliburton is playing through an injury.

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The Pacers started the season 10-15, but now they're two wins away from their first NBA championship. They've earned our respect.