INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton wanted to play well with his father, John, back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time in two-plus weeks Tuesday night.
That wasn’t the only motivation behind the best performance of his career.
Haliburton made amends for the mistakes he made in Game 3 by finishing with 32 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds, four steals and no turnovers in a 130-121 victory over the New York Knicks. He became the first NBA player with at least 30 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and no turnovers in a postseason game since turnovers were first tracked in 1977-78.
Then he poked some fun at the situation.
“I know people were saying, ‘Free Pops’ and Pops is free, but he was not…