Tyrese Haliburton stays hot in win over Raptors

Haliburton's 33 points led the Pacers to an easy 111-91 win over the Toronto Raptors. The 24-year-old did it on 12-for-15 shooting, which included 7-for-9 from three-point range. He also had 11 assists against just one turnover.

The Pacers' All-Star guard had a slow start to this season, but has been a lights-out shooter since the calendar turned to 2025. Haliburton is shooting 51.2 percent from the field since Jan. 1, and 44.5 percent on three-pointers, making 3.3 per game. That's up from his 34.5 percent three-point shooting from October-December.

Haliburton's uptick in shooting has coincided with the Pacers' uptick in winning. They're 17-6 in 2025, moving from eighth place to fourth. In the new year, they've scored fewer than 108 points in only one of their 23 games.

Last season, Haliburton was making 3.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 50 percent from the field and over 40 percent from behind the arc before he suffered a hamstring strain Jan. 8. He rushed back from the injury, both to help the Pacers in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race and to make sure he played 65 games, in order to be eligible for All-NBA teams and an accompanying $40M raise.

But Haliburton was never right when he came back. His shooting and scoring numbers dropped precipitously, and he re-aggravated the injury in the playoffs. Haliburton hardly saw the court during the Olympics due to leg injuries, and he may not have been fully healthy when the season started.

Now he's back and so is the Pacers' offense. They're still taking the fifth-fewest three-pointers in the NBA, but the volume and percentages are increasing. Wednesday, Myles Turner chipped in with perfect 5-for-5 shooting from deep.

But it's Haliburton that drives the Pacers offense. Especially when he's delivering 5.6 assists for each turnover in 2025. The Pacers are on track for home-court advantage in the first round, and will go as far as their young point guard can take them.