Tyrese Haliburton guided the Indiana Pacers to a 2-1 NBA finals series lead on Wednesday against the OKC Thunder, with Caitlin Clark in attendance. The Indiana Fever superstar has now watched the Pacers go 8-0 when she’s present during the NBA playoffs.
In Wednesday’s clash, there was another coincidence as Haliburton dropped a series-high 22 points, which also happens to be Clark’s jersey number. The All-Star guard led the Pacers to a 116-107 win, bringing Indiana to within two wins of its first NBA championship. He shot 52.9%, including four 3s. Haliburton added nine rebounds and 11 assists, nearly recording a triple-double in his first finals trip.
After his spectacular effort, Pacers fans exploded online, pointing out the Clark factor. Here are some of the reactions:
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tyrese haliburton dropping 22 points when caitlin (number 22) is in the building. cc dark magic coming through
tyrese hailburton plays like caitlin clark
Holy sh*t Hali actually dropped 22
Make sure to invite Caitlin Clark again for game 4, in fact if she cant just pay her to go I mean yall got the money cmon now
we’ve won every single playoff game with caitlin clark in attendance. so it’s very necessary she is there for game 4 #pacers
Arhaan Raje is an Assistant Content Manager and Senior Writer with Sportskeeda’s NBA/WNBA team with four years of experience.
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Arhaan completed his bachelor’s degree in BBA in Media and Entertainment Management from Mumbai, India.
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