Pacers snap Cavs' 12-win streak despite Tyrese Haliburton's injury

Pat Boylan: The Pacers were down 15 in the 2nd half, without Tyrese Haliburton, on the road, against the 33-4 Cavs… And then dominated. Outscoring Cleveland 68-40 in the 2nd half. It’s a franchise record 6th consecutive double-digit win. Pacers 108 Cavs 93 FinalSource: Twitter What’s the buzz on Twitter? Scott Agness @ScottAgness New story on the Pacers’ second-half turnaround, stunning the Cavs by keeping them below 100pts for the first time all season. Plus, Haliburton leaving the game with hamstring tightness. fieldhousefiles.com/p/pacers-stun-… pic.x.com/CCXBljEsSH – 9:46 PM Mark Montieth @MarkMontieth The @Pacers took it to the Cavs in Cleveland despite playing without Haliburton in the 2nd half and missing 7 fta and a gimme layup. Pacer D was outstanding in the 2nd half. It didn’t hurt they invoked the Theorem by falling behind 10-0 at the start. Plenty of upside remaining. – 8:37 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness Pacers erase a 13-point halftime deficit to record their season-best sixth straight win, 108-93. Outscored the Cavs 68-40 in the second half (and with Haliburton sidelined). Nembhard (19pts) was huge, so valuable to this team. Great Walker minutes too. Next: Tue. v CLE – 8:20 PM Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor #Cavs outscored 37-18 by the Tyrese Haliburton-less Pacers in the third quarter. They committed 7 turnovers that Indy turned into 12 points. – 7:50 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness Good response by the Pacers in the 3Q after Haliburton was ruled out due to hamstring tightness. They scored 37pts after just 40 in the first half. Went from down 13 to up six. 77-71 as the Cavs had more turnovers (7) than FGs (4) in the third. Missed FTs (7/13) may be costly. – 7:49 PM Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) will not return to tonight’s game vs. the Cavs. pic.x.com/vn8FRkOErk – 7:21 PM Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham Pacers say Tyrese Haliburton will not return to tonight’s game due to hamstring tightness. – 7:10 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness Warriors close the half on a 13-4 run to trim its deficit to the Pacers to just five. Haliburton has 14pts, TJD with 5/10 for the Warriors. Pacers struggling from outside (3/14), but they’re perfect (9/9) at the line. Both teams need to cut down on TOs. – 8:06 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner are good to go tonight — both were questionable — and they’re in the Pacers’ starting lineup v Warriors. – 6:39 PM StatMuse @statmuse Haliburton in 2025: 33 PTS | 15 AST 27 PTS | 8 AST 23 PTS | 8 AST 16 PTS | 13 AST 44 assists on only 4 turnovers. pic.x.com/IrtnDrqQEW – 8:55 AM More on this storyline Dustin Dopirak: Rick Carlisle said all he knows about Tyrese Haliburton is that he was experiencing some tightness. Didn’t have anything beyond that. -via Twitter @DustinDopirak / January 12, 2025 Indiana Pacers: Injury Update: Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring tightness) will not return to tonight’s game against the Cavs. -via Twitter @Pacers / January 12, 2025 Scott Agness: Now five wins in a row for the Pacers to begin 2025, 108-96 over a shorthanded Warriors team. Siakam, Haliburton, Mathurin all with 20+ point double-doubles. Hield scored 17 in his return; Warriors held to 26% from 3. Next: Sun. at CLE -via x.com / January 10, 2025

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Pacers snap Cavs' 12-win streak despite Tyrese Haliburton's injury

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
New story on the Pacers’ second-half turnaround, stunning the Cavs by keeping them below 100pts for the first time all season.
Plus, Haliburton leaving the game with hamstring tightness.
fieldhousefiles.com/p/pacers-stun-… pic.x.com/CCXBljEsSH9:46 PM
Mark Montieth @MarkMontieth
The @Pacers took it to the Cavs in Cleveland despite playing without Haliburton in the 2nd half and missing 7 fta and a gimme layup. Pacer D was outstanding in the 2nd half. It didn’t hurt they invoked the Theorem by falling behind 10-0 at the start. Plenty of upside remaining. – 8:37 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers erase a 13-point halftime deficit to record their season-best sixth straight win, 108-93.
Outscored the Cavs 68-40 in the second half (and with Haliburton sidelined).
Nembhard (19pts) was huge, so valuable to this team. Great Walker minutes too.
Next: Tue. v CLE – 8:20 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs outscored 37-18 by the Tyrese Haliburton-less Pacers in the third quarter. They committed 7 turnovers that Indy turned into 12 points. – 7:50 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Good response by the Pacers in the 3Q after Haliburton was ruled out due to hamstring tightness. They scored 37pts after just 40 in the first half.
Went from down 13 to up six. 77-71 as the Cavs had more turnovers (7) than FGs (4) in the third.
Missed FTs (7/13) may be costly. – 7:49 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) will not return to tonight’s game vs. the Cavs. pic.x.com/vn8FRkOErk7:21 PM
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
Pacers say Tyrese Haliburton will not return to tonight’s game due to hamstring tightness. – 7:10 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Warriors close the half on a 13-4 run to trim its deficit to the Pacers to just five.
Haliburton has 14pts, TJD with 5/10 for the Warriors.
Pacers struggling from outside (3/14), but they’re perfect (9/9) at the line. Both teams need to cut down on TOs. – 8:06 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner are good to go tonight — both were questionable — and they’re in the Pacers’ starting lineup v Warriors. – 6:39 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Haliburton in 2025:
33 PTS | 15 AST
27 PTS | 8 AST
23 PTS | 8 AST
16 PTS | 13 AST
44 assists on only 4 turnovers. pic.x.com/IrtnDrqQEW8:55 AM

More on this storyline

Indiana Pacers: Injury Update: Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring tightness) will not return to tonight’s game against the Cavs. -via Twitter @Pacers / January 12, 2025
Scott Agness: Now five wins in a row for the Pacers to begin 2025, 108-96 over a shorthanded Warriors team. Siakam, Haliburton, Mathurin all with 20+ point double-doubles. Hield scored 17 in his return; Warriors held to 26% from 3. Next: Sun. at CLE -via x.com / January 10, 2025

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