It s said that you re expensive for 260 million, and you haven t even scored in the All-Stars. Now you re averaging 19+6+9, making it the first place in the league.

The Eastern Conference semi-finals continued, and the Cavaliers returned to home court to meet the Pacers' challenge. The Cavaliers, who played at home, performed well in the first quarter, hitting a 31-19 attack wave. The Pacers opened three-pointers in the second quarter, approaching the score. After the change of sides, the Pacers launched an offensive frenzy, and a wave suddenly opened 19-2. Although Mitchell frequently scored three-pointers in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers could not defend against the Pacers, and the Pacers finally defeated the Cavaliers 114-105. It is said that you are expensive for 260 million, and you haven't even scored in the All-Stars. Now you are averaging 19+6+9, making you the first in the league.

Mitchell was defeated and still lucky. He played with injuries. Although the first three quarters were not accurate, he scored 16 points in the last quarter, scoring 35 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist in the game. Garland was completely lost, making only 4 of 16 shots in the game, making 5 mistakes, and scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Mobley performed well, scoring a double-double of 24 points + 11 rebounds. Struz had no touch, made 0 of 9 shots in the game, and scored no points. Center Allen was not in shape either, scoring 9 points and 4 rebounds, making 2 mistakes. Hunter contributed 12 points, but the other players were not good. The team could not defend against the Pacers at all and was beaten again. In terms of the Pacers, they are all soldiers, Nembhard made 7 of 11 shots, efficiently scoring 18 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Siakam performed stably and easily scored comprehensive data of 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Nesmith is also an excellent 3D, contributing 13 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals. Center Turner integrated offense and defense, scoring 10 points + 7 rebounds + 4 blocks. Shi Toping and Bryant joined forces to score 14 points, the team's shooting percentage reached 50% and the three-point shooting percentage was 43%, and the offense was too strong. The team was able to reverse and advance again, and the boss Halliburton made great contributions. He made 10 of 15 shots in the game, 6 of 10 from outside the three-point line, efficiently scored 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and the plus and negative value also reached +27. Basically, Halliburton was on the court, and the team was crushing the opponent.

After winning the series G5, the Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 4-1 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. It is worth mentioning that the Cavaliers won 64 in the regular season, showing strong strength, and the outside world is optimistic about the Cavaliers' promotion. Interestingly, Halliburton was also named the "most overrated player" of the NBA this season. In 2023, he received a five-year, $260 million super maximum salary renewal. At that time, many people said that the contract renewal was too expensive.

But Halliburton proved himself with practical actions. Last year, he led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals without being optimistic. This year, he continued his outstanding performance and once again led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. He averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists per game in the playoffs, and made two finals, making him a perfect superstar point guard. Now that the Pacers have become the first team in the league to advance to the division finals, Halliburton has proved himself.