On Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series by a score of 114-105.
With the win, the Pacers have now advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season.
PACERS ELIMINATE CAVS FROM PLAYOFFS pic.twitter.com/jaGTY7dg2M
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) May 14, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton went off for 31 points, six rebounds, eight assists and one steal while shooting 10/15 from the field and 6/10 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
During the game, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sent out a post about Haliburton that had over 29,000 likes and 1.8 million impressions in one hour.
James: "Hali fkn hooping!!!! Where the lames who said he was overrated??!! Quiet as hell. That boy NICE and even more someone everyone would love to play with! @mindthegamepod"
Hali fkn hooping!!!! Where the lames who said he was overrated??!! Quiet as hell. That boy NICE and even more someone everyone would love to play with! @mindthegamepod
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 14, 2025
Many NBA fans commented on James' viral post.
@TheOtherSacco: "I don’t understand why he doesn’t always try to score like this though"
@HutterBen: "Halliburtons impact is hard to qualify for the average casual I think, myself included"
@Blakezwrld10: "It’s all jealousy LeBron, they can’t stand someone that was underrated in the draft class actually be one of the best in his class"
@xrpbossm8: "Damn king, I guess you not cheering for the cavs "
Haliburton has established himself among the best point guards in the NBA over the previous three seasons.
Via @StatMamba: "Haliburton since being voted “most overrated”:
18.3 PPG
5.3 RPG
9.0 APG
62.3% TS
Two game-winners
7-2 W/L"
The Pacers are the fourth seed and they beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.
Bron giving Hali his respect ️ pic.twitter.com/3YBZTHEA76
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 14, 2025
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