Tyrese Haliburton’s 2025 playoff run answered the question everybody had: could he still look like himself when the games got slower and the defenses got meaner? He didn’t just hold up. He got better. What made those clips hit so hard wasn’t only the scoring. It was the pace. Hali ran the whole night like he already knew what the next three possessions were going to look like — skip-ahead passes, pull-up threes before the defense could set, and a late-game calm that kept draining the air out of buildings. The step-backs, the choke sign at the Garden, yelling at the crowd - that wasn’t extra. That was him telling the league Indy had its guy. The playoffs didn’t expose him. They made him look like a star. - @crssd for more basketball content! - bluehoops_/X - #tyresehaliburton #pacers #nba