Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton. Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

Look of the Day for 4/23: We like Tyrese to spread the wealth

Kyle Lowry fell one assist shy of his over to give us a painful Look of the Day loser to start the week. We're looking to bounce back with our favorite player prop for Tuesday night's NBA playoff slate. 

Look of the Day: Tyrese Haliburton over 10.5 assists (+102 DraftKings)

Tyrese Haliburton understandably struggled in his first career playoff game, going just 4-7 from the field for nine points and eight assists in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 24-year-old was far too timid on the offensive end, but we're expecting him to play with much more confidence after getting the first-game jitters out of his system. 

Even though Haliburton managed just eight assists, he recorded a whopping 20 potential assists in Game 1. He was consistently setting his teammates up for success, but they weren't paying off those chances. Haliburton averaged an NBA-best 10.9 assists per game on 17.8 potentials in the regular season, so he was unlucky to finish with only eight dimes on 20 potentials on Sunday.

The Milwaukee Bucks are going to keep leaving Indiana's role players open on the perimeter, so Haliburton shouldn't have a problem getting close to 20 potentials again in Game 2. We just need the Pacers to knock down more of those shots. 

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