Tyrese Haliburton had the most legendary post about RJ Barrett’s game-winner

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Tyrese Haliburton had the most legendary post about RJ Barrett’s game-winner

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated May 2, 2026 4:08 PM ET

Tyrese Haliburton was definitely feeling some déjà vu on Friday night.

Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett had the shot of the playoffs thus far in Game 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In overtime at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ont., Barrett hit a game-winning three-pointer that bounced high off the back of the rim before dramatically falling through the net.

Barrett’s shot gave Toronto a miraculous 112-110 win and forced a Game 7 in the series on Sunday. You can see the video of the game-winner here.

In response, the Indiana Pacers guard Haliburton had the most legendary post to his X page. “That looked familiar,” Haliburton wrote.

That looked familiar
— Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali) May 2, 2026

Haliburton, of course, had a number of clutch shots of his own during Indiana’s run to the NBA Finals last year. The most iconic one was a game-tying buzzer-beater against the New York Knicks that took just as suspenseful of a bounce as Barrett’s shot did before going in.

There were admittedly some subtle differences between the two shots (e.g. Barrett’s being an actual game-winner and Haliburton’s taking place in a conference finals game on the road to cap off a late 15-point comeback). But to the tune of over 135,000 likes on Friday night, Haliburton certainly saw the similarities.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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