Unable to completely shake free of the pesky New York Knicks on the scoreboards, even despite being settled into the most electric offensive stretch of his playoff career, Tyrese Haliburton decided that both his approach and his attacks of the rim commanded a similar strategy: keep taking flight, and make your move when the Knicks finally return to Earth. With the tempo pushed, and a perfectly-timed ball screen opening his path to a somewhat-open drive down the right side, Haliburton surveys his options with Miles McBride blocking his path, and Donte DiVincenzo closely behind, in search of a chasedown swat. Ever creative, the two-time All-Star takes off in an explosive gather, outhanging the two just long enough to bank in an acrobatic, switch-hand layup under duress. Battered and banged-up, Haliburton upstaged Game Two’s career-high, upping his ante even more with 35 points and six 3-pointers — just the fifth-ever player to do so in back-to-back postseason games — along with four rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and one block. More importantly, he helped his Indiana Pacers stay undefeated at home with a come-from-behind, series-saving Game Three win on May 10, 2024. · May 10, 2024