Three stars from Tuesday's NBA playoffs

Haliburton, who was voted the NBA's "most overrated player" in a poll released at the start of the playoffs, almost single-handedly brought the Pacers back from their 19-point deficit in the second quarter. After Haliburton re-entered the game down 16 points, he drilled five threes in the quarter to get Indiana within four points by halftime.

While his points and shots are limited by Indian's team-first approach, Haliburton runs the show for the Pacers. We'll see how people rate him after a second straight trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams | 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a nice game with 31 points, but Jalen Williams did a ton of dirty work in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 112-105 Game 5 win. 

Despite standing 6-foot-5, Williams led his team with nine boards, helping the Thunder stay close to the Nuggets on the glass, losing the rebounding battle by a close 49-43 margin. He even guarded seven-footer Nikola Jokic at times, drawing an offensive foul on one collision with the three-time MVP.

Williams also hit a huge three-pointer with just over a minute to go, giving the Thunder a lead they would never relinquish. 

The Thunder got a big team effort Tuesday night, with six players scoring in double figures, but Williams playing an undersized power forward while hitting threes and committing zero turnovers stood out.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic | 44 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists

It felt like every member of the Thunder took turns guarding Jokic Tuesday night. He fought through the defensive pressure with 44 points and 15 rebounds, six coming on the offensive glass. 

At times, Jokic would be surrounded by Thunder players and repeatedly tip loose balls to himself. And while his teammates weren't shooting well, Jokic often improvised by passing to himself off the glass.

That counted as an offensive rebound and a basket, because technically you can't get an assist for passing to yourself.

Jokic's three-point shot came back with a vengeance in Game 5 after he went 2-for-18 from deep in the previous two games. He hit a game-tying shot over Chet Holmgren that seemed like a miracle not to get blocked, much less go in. He was 5-for-7 in the game and got the Nuggets in position to win — but his teammates went 1-for-15 in the final quarter.

The series was billed as a battle between Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander, but the difference has been the contributions of each superstar's teammates. 

Jokic is going to put up points and rebounds as the Nuggets fight elimination in Game 6. It's up to his teammates if he goes back to racking up assists.