"It's trying to find that balance between being aggressive, getting guys involved and what's best for the team at that point in time. "We just keep talking about it," Haliburton said. He had 26 points in that game and has been putting an emphasis on trying to look for his shot more. Haliburton's 24 field goal attempts were the most he's had in a game since he took 24 in his first game back against the Lakers. He committed just one turnover in nearly 35 minutes of action. He finished 12 of 24 from the floor for the game, including 3 of 8 from 3. Haliburton was just 2 of 9 from the field, 1 of 2 from 3-point range in the first half, but he scored 13 points in the third, shooting 5 of 6, then 12 more in the fourth shooting 5 of 9. He also finished with 12 assists, including six in the second half but it wasn't quite enough with the Jazz making just a few too many shots. On Monday night he was still shaky in the first half, but put together a phenomenal second half, scoring 25 of his 30 points after the break. From the night he came back he's made some dazzling plays but never seemed to put together a complete performance. Tyrese Haliburton has struggled to get all the way back to his old self since his return from a left elbow sprain earlier this month. View Gallery: Pacers lose Tyrese Haliburton magnificent in second half I don't know what they did specifically, I gotta watch film, but they did a good job of getting their guys going." Obviously Lauri and Jordan both had good games. I think they attacked us in different ways. They got to the free throw line and the start of that fourth really hurt us. "I thought Jordan made some tough shots down the end there. "There was high-level shot-making down the stretch," Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton said. In large part because they were cooking, the Jazz shot 56.8% in the second half and made 11 of their 18 3-pointers after the break.Ĭlarkson was particularly deadly after halftime, scoring 22 points on 6 of 8 shooting including a perfect 5 of 5 from 3-point range. Meanwhile Clarkson scored 29 points on 9-of-17 shooting and hit 6-of-8 3-pointers including some daggers to help put the game away. Markkanen finished with 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting and the Pacers simply couldn't handle his size while they were also dealing with big man Walker Kessler and with Myles Turner out of commission. The Pacers had a strong defensive performance in the first half, especially by their recently low standards, but they ultimately couldn't slow down Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen or sharpshooter Jordan Clarkson. Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson cause Pacers problems The Pacers dropped their fifth straight game and their 16th in their last 18, falling to 25-34. INDIANAPOLIS - The Pacers battled but couldn't get enough second-half stops against the Utah Jazz and lost 123-117 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday night.
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