Rick Carlisle commented on Tyrese Haliburton's Eastern Conference Finals availability for Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Monday. He also gave some details about who made the decision to sit him out of Game 3.
are down 2-0 in the series to the Boston Celtics and are now without their top player as they look to ward off the possibility of a daunting three-game deficit.
The news came from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, but as tip-off neared, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle also provided some insight into the decision. Carlisle firstly noted that the Pacers took the decision away from Haliburton, ultimately protecting him from himself. "He very much wants to play. Desperately wants to play. But the decision on tonight was taken out of his hands earlier in the day. It was determined that tonight was not an option,"Interestingly, Weiss said the coach added that Haliburton is, "feeling better," and said that the team will see how the injury is doing heading into Game 4 on Monday, which will be in Indianapolis.
Pascal Siakam, who is averaging 26 points per game in this series, will likely need to take on an even larger scoring load. The Pacers will also look to players like center Myles Turner, guard Andrew Nembhard, and role-players like Obi Toppin and T.J. McConnell to shoulder larger loads offensively.
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