Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has finished greater than cement his place as among the finest up-and-coming abilities within the NBA; he is confirmed to be within the combine with a few of the league’s finest level guards. And whereas the Pacers’ run within the NBA In-Season Match put your complete league on discover, his two most up-to-date performances are so spectacular that they positioned him amongst an elite group that featured simply two gamers beforehand.
Haliburton posted his second consecutive 20-point, 20-assist efficiency within the Saturday’s 140-126 win over the New York Knicks, scoring 22 factors with 23 assists. This got here simply two nights after he scored 21 factors whereas doling out 20 assists in a 120-104 win over the Chicago Bulls and he’s now the third player ever to put up back-to-back performances of this caliber, becoming a member of Magic Johnson and John Stockton.