The Indiana Pacers have a do-or-die Game 6 tomorrow. Their star players, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, need to be stars.
during the postseason. Those traits and skills both have been vital for the Knicks as they lead 3-2 over Indiana in their second-round series. Yet for the Pacers to bounce back in Game 6 Friday night and salvage their season, it will be about their stars. They need to be great.
Both players are terrific talents. Indiana wouldn't be where they are without them. Haliburton's brilliance earlier in this series guided the Pacers to a pair of victories at home. Siakam was incredible early in the team's first-round series against Milwaukee, and his best postseason outing coincided with Indiana's only road win in the playoffs.
Indiana is 3-1 in this postseason when Haliburton reaches 20 points in a game. They're unbeaten in his three outings with 10+ assists. That all sounds obvious — when a strong ball handler is making shots or setting up his teammates effectively, his team wins. It all comes down to aggression, according to Haliburton.
Siakam, meanwhile, is in a unique position right now. New York is starting small so that their offense can have more spacing and speed on the court, but it means they are giving up size in the frontcourt. Siakam, and sometimes Myles Turner, have a matchup advantage. He's a champion and has been a leader for the Pacers throughout the postseason. On Thursday after his team practiced, Siakam noted that elimination games require responding and playing harder. Now, with Indiana, he will hope to keep leading his younger team.
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