After stumbling to close both the second and third quarters, the Indiana Pacers came through when it mattered most, closing out the Portland Trail Blazers with a purpose in the fourth by holding them scoreless in the final three minutes. That’s quite a turnaround for a Pacers team that had just gotten outscored 27-6 in those middle quarter finishes, instead wrapping things up with nine straight.
Tyrese Haliburton sunk the dagger with just over a minute to go, hitting a step back three pointer that pushed the lead out to seven.
His reaction said it all.