Tyrese Haliburton: 'Jrue Holiday is the best defender in the NBA'

Tyrese Haliburton: 'Jrue Holiday is the best defender in the NBA'

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Tyrese Haliburton: 'Jrue Holiday is the best defender in the NBA'

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ClutchPoints: “[Jrue Holiday] is the best defender in the NBA and has been for a long time… I’ll learn from it and I’ll be better in Game 2.” Tyrese Haliburton praises Holiday and the Celtics’ defense down the stretch of Game 1 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/UsGnRyW4FG
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
How Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton threw away Game 1 vs. Celtics with uncharacteristic turnovers
cbssports.com/nba/news/how-p…1:34 AM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
After a game like that, who you gonna turn to? The Sultan of Stat, that’s who.
@DickLipe with all the key noteage on Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics’ edge in clutch time. pic.twitter.com/okiTiuPaHW12:17 AM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown: “Jrue was fantastic. Jrue es exceptional. Jrue came out and balled man. He was the reason we won this game.” nytimes.com/athletic/54994…12:08 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Jaylen Brown on Jrue Holiday: “He’s the reason why we won this game.” – 12:07 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown: “(Jrue) was the reason we won this game.” – 12:07 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Jaylen Brown: “Jrue is the reason we won this game.” – 12:07 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown: “Jrue made a great pass. D-White set a great screen. And the rest was history.” – 12:05 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Celtics were +3 offensive rebounds and +7 opp. turnovers in a game they won by 5 in overtime
Jrue Holiday: 5 offensive rebounds, 3 steals
A guard in his 15th NBA season, and will turn 34 next month. – 11:32 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jrue Holiday shrugged off a question about playing 48 minutes tonight:
We had a break, so pic.twitter.com/YbkN94G75E11:28 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Series is every other day… here is the 40-minute count after Game 1 in Boston
Holiday: 48:19
Tatum: 45:32
Brown: 44:25
White: 42:03
Siakam: 41:58
Haliburton: 40:28
Celtics can ask the Knicks fans about how this can go if they FA&FO – 11:15 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
That was the most turnovers (22) Pacers had in a Tyrese Haliburton start all season
And most points off turnovers allowed (32) by Pacers in a Tyrese Haliburton start all season
And tied for most points scored off turnovers by Celtics all season – 11:07 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
A season-high 28 points from Jrue Holiday 👏 pic.twitter.com/VGXVJuKDUH11:04 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Players with 25+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ threes in an Eastern Conference Finals game:
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
And Tyrese Haliburton. pic.twitter.com/qjPLBWz5Kk11:03 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Wild, wild win for the Celtics as they were left for dead late in regulation. But they stun the Pacers in a 133-128 overtime win in Game 1 to take the 1-0 lead in the East Finals. Jayson Tatum had 36 points while Jrue Holiday had 28. Game 2 is Thursday at the Garden. – 11:02 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most assists by a Celtic tonight:
9 — Derrick White
8 — Jrue Holiday
All-Defense. pic.twitter.com/wRAuCMWm7a11:01 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Final: Celtics 133, Pacers 128 (OT)
Boston takes a 1-0 lead in the ECF behind a game-saving triple from Jaylen Brown, 36 points from Jayson Tatum and a spectacular 28-7-8 from Jrue Holiday.
Tyrese Haliburton had 25 and 10 for the Pacers, who will be kicking themselves. – 11:01 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
The Celtics finally get an insane win in this postseason. Jayson Tatum still is ice cold shooting, but he hit the big one to clinch the victory and his aggressiveness and composure in overtime was massive. Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown had some major defensive moments to get them – 11:01 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jrue Holiday in 48 minutes:
28 PTS
7 REB
8 AST
3 STL
4-8 3P
His most points ever as a Celtic. statmuse.com/nba/player/jru…11:00 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
This one will sting … Pacers give away Game 1, commit 22 turnovers in 133-128 OT loss at Boston.
Pacers were up three, turned it over twice in 19s and Brown hit big 3. Jrue Holiday w/ 28-7-8. Haliburton had 25/10a.
Pacers outscored 24 to 9 at FT line.
Next: Game 2 Thu. – 11:00 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
just a helluva game from Jrue Holiday – 10:55 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Jrue freakin Holiday – 10:51 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers up to 21 turnovers, including eight in the 4Q + OT.
Another costly one by Haliburton leads to Tatum 3. That’s a 6-0 Tatum run.
Pacers’ composure and execution lacking in closing time — where they haven’t been good since ASB. – 10:51 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Just killer turnovers from Haliburton. Celtics were going to find it eventually. What a game. – 10:51 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jrue Holiday locking up Tyrese Haliburton so much that Haliburton just dribbled into Mike Breen is unreal – 10:50 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Incredible irony that after Haliburton blocked White’s 3 from behind a few minutes earlier, White has the chance to return the favor and just hacks Haliburton for some reason. – 10:47 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Just a bad foul by White, leading to three FTs from Haliburton — as many as they had in the first 51mins. – 10:47 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Wow, #Celtics with a critical turnover up 1 and White fouls Haliburton shooting a 3. #Pacers10:47 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
LOL Haliburton committed twelve different take fouls on that – 10:46 PM
Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
They played advantage on the Haliburton take foul attempt! I love it! – 10:46 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Nesmith is flying all over the court. Haliburton tried for the take-foul and didn’t get it, then Nesmith called for the foul chasing from behind.
That’s huge.
And now Celtics in front by one. – 10:45 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
This all started when Haliburton had the unforced turnover and the Pacers up 3, no? – 10:43 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Haliburton 3 for the first bucket of OT. Here we go. – 10:42 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Soon as Tyrese Haliburton started going backwards instead of attacking with the dribble, whatever shot he was going to hoist had no chance.
OT at @tdgarden . #NBAPlayoffs #Celtics #Pacers10:41 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Haliburton had a wide-open look as soon as he got the ball. It was deep and early in the clock, but he probably should have taken it. – 10:38 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Good defense on the last possession. #Pacers had a lot of time. Haliburton probably should’ve pulled on the long one he had off the catch. – 10:38 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Celtics once again make the zone switch on Haliburton driving across the arc and Tatum locks him up. Overtime. What an incredible game. – 10:37 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Haliburton’s hail mary misses this time. Overtime. #Celtics #Pacers10:37 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Tyrese Haliburton misses and we’re headed to overtime. – 10:37 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
What an insane game.
An unbelievable pass by Jrue Holiday to Jaylen Brown in the corner, Pascal Siakam has a chance to foul – but doesn’t – and Brown fires in a missile to tie this game with 5.7 seconds to go.
Indiana, once again, does not foul up 3 in the playoffs and pays. – 10:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
How big was that Haliburton 3 to beat the 3rd quarter buzzer – 10:34 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics missed two makeable shots in the paint and Haliburton fouled with 10 second left and IND up 3. #Pacers10:32 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Haliburton really putting in the work here on defense late. – 10:32 PM
Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
I’ve been impressed with Haliburton’s defensive effort these last three games. – 10:32 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jrue def didn’t tell Derrick White that Haliburton was tracking that shot down… just let him risk it lol – 10:28 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
Tyrese Haliburton is so good at blocking 3s – 10:27 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
That last Haliburton pass was like a QB finding a RB leaking out for a screen and passing it over the top of the last trailing defender. – 10:18 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
This defense from Haliburton 😬 pic.twitter.com/7gTP0GcZNU10:17 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
big-time Jrue Holiday game with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. shooting 8-13 and 4-8 from 3 – 10:09 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Haliburton beats the buzzer with a MIRACLE SHOT 😱
(via @Pacers)
pic.twitter.com/FfCz7zyqng10:02 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Indiana is relentless. Boston surged to another double-digit lead in the third and the Pacers clawed their way back. T.J. McConnell making plays on both ends. Haliburton starting to cook. 94-93, Boston after three. – 10:02 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
HALIBURTON WITH THE LUCK OF THE IRISH #NBA #Playoffs
pic.twitter.com/fMM0d08Kgg10:02 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Haliburton banks in a 3 at the buzzer to slice #Celtics lead to 1 after 3Q. The non-Tatum minutes did not go well. Tatum 22, Brown 19, Holiday 18, Horford 12, White 10; Turner 20, Haliburton 19, Toppin 13, Siakam 12, Nesmith 11, McConnell 10. – 10:02 PM
Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
Haliburton end of qtr shot king – 10:01 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Haliburton’s miracle 3 beats the buzzer and Pacers have cut the Boston lead to 1 with Tatum on the bench.
94-93, Celtics, end of the 3rd.
Tatum on the floor: +16 in 29 minutes
Tatum off the floor: -15 in 7 minutes – 10:01 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Haliburton apparently turns into Steph Curry when the shot clock is turned off. – 10:01 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics built up a 13-point lead, then the Pacers go on a 14-2 run to end the 3rd quarter, including that wild Haliburton 3. C’s scored just 2 points in the final 3:23 of the quarter. 94-93 C’s heading into the 4th. – 10:01 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Wow, Tyrese Haliburton. That’s an incredible shot. Pacers won’t go away. – 10:01 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
After 3: Celtics 94, Pacers 93
Tyrese Haliburton, thanks to a lot of English and a friendly bounce, banks in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it a one-point game after a wild third quarter.
Jayson Tatum has 22-8-4 for Boston
Myles Turner has 20-7-4 for Indiana – 10:00 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
It’s always Haliburton. – 10:00 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Tyrese Haliburton shotmaking must be studied. – 10:00 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Celtics leading 94-93, used a 16-2 run in the middle of the 3rd to take back the lead. But Haliburton nailed a BIG 3 to end the quarter.
Carlisle is not going to be happy about foul calls.
– Pacers 14 for 21 Celtics FTAs
– Celtics 7 for two Pacers FTs (none since 1Q) – 10:00 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Great defense from Jaylen Brown, better shot from Tyrese Haliburton. He banks in a 3 at the buzzer of the quarter and it’s 94-93. 12 minutes left. – 10:00 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Imagine playing HORSE with Tyrese Haliburton – 10:00 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
This has been a very good response from Boston in the third quarter. It’s now a 22-6 run for the Celtics since Tyrese Haliburton gave Indiana a 5-point lead at the start of the third quarter, and Boston’s lead is back up to 11. – 9:46 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Haliburton with the crazy stepback 3 over JB 😨
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/1jLVpyJxFt9:35 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Haliburton scores to start the second half and the Pacers have their first lead of the game. – 9:27 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
And Indiana takes its first lead of the game to begin the second half with a nice drive by Tyrese Haliburton after some confusion from Boston on a switch. – 9:27 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Some groaning from the fans as Haliburton goes right by Tatum and Horford for 2 to give the #Pacers a lead. – 9:27 PM
Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Haliburton-Sabonis trade redefined center position, identical to what happened when Knicks dealt Walt Bellamy & Bill Cartwright. Willis Reed and Patrick Ewing returned from macho forward outskirts, same as Miles Turner. – 9:18 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Helluva 1st half. Tyrese Haliburton, man. What a player. What a shot. – 9:14 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
White and Tatum just giving up on that last Haliburton shot was bizarre, no matter how deep he is. Pacers pace and shooting has been electric so far. 64-64 heading to halftime.
Pacers’ 22 first-half assists tie their playoff-high that they set against Milwaukee. – 9:13 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
I hope Tyrese Haliburton ends up on an All-NBA team. Had a rough couple of months but he’s been one of the league’s most important players this season. – 9:13 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Pacers shoot 63% in 2Q and Haliburton hits a late 3 to tie #Celtics at 64 at halftime. Brown 14, Tatum 11, White 10, Horford 9, Holiday 8, Pritchard 8; Turner 18, Haliburton 11, Toppin 11.
3pt: BOS 7-22; IND 8-15. – 9:12 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Good response by the Pacers after falling behind 12-0. A logo 3 to close the half by Haliburton evens the game at 64, a great job climbing out of the hole. Used a 10-2 run late 1H.
Pacers shooting 59%, assisting on 22 of 27 FGs. They’ve only gotten to the line once. – 9:11 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Tyrese Haliburton with a 3 from the parking lot and the game is tied entering halftime. It’s 64-64. Haliburton up to 11 points, 18 from Turner, and 11 from Toppin.
Pacers fell down 12-0 then battled well for the last 21 minutes of the half. Fun game. – 9:10 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Sheesh, Haliburton from the logo to close the half pic.twitter.com/zaTD3mOPEA9:10 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Damn that Haliburton 3 was crazy – 9:10 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#celtics take a foul to prevent the 3 then give up a Haliburton half court 3. – 9:10 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Did anybody figure out who was the Knicks fan who set off Haliburton in Game 7? – 9:08 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Love Haliburton looking off Turner and just shooting it over Pritchard. Needs to be aggressive. – 9:05 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Interesting minutes here, with Haliburton and Turner on for Indiana, and Luke Kornet on for Boston. – 8:56 PM
Synergy Sports Tech @SynergySST
Tyrese Haliburton went from making 13 pull-up 3s over two seasons in college to shooting 37% on 4.2 attempts per game in the NBA. – 8:40 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Pascal Siakam gets the Pacers on the board with a post up versus Jrue Holiday. Jayson Tatum answers instantly. – 8:26 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
White/Horford pick and roll and Haliburton decides to double White, so Horford pops to the corner for a wide open 3-pointer. 12-0 run to start the game for Boston – 8:21 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Pacers at Celtics – TD Garden – May 21, 2024 – ECF Game 1 Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
Indiana – Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner
OUT – Boston: Porzingis Indiana: Bennedict Mathurin pic.twitter.com/mzOdM98RDk7:40 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“We should be talking about them more. … I think this is going to be a better series than people think.”
Bob Myers with praise for Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers. pic.twitter.com/qbhkacM8LW7:32 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
I think the Pacers have a real shot. A few key guys in the supporting cast playing their best basketball right now. Haliburton figured stuff out on both ends in the back-half of the Knicks series. Siakam has quietly played really well all postseason. – 7:20 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton among young players proving a new generation of NBA superstars has arrived cbssports.com/nba/news/jayso…5:42 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Tyrese Haliburton has arrived in Boston ahead of Game 1 of the ECF between the Celtics and the Pacers pic.twitter.com/5ux990TsNA5:21 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Since the Pacers acquired Tyrese Haliburton (2/8/22), he’s played 9 games against Boston, shooting 56% from the floor, 48% from 3.
Plus this…
BOSTON CELTICS
(Since Feb. 8, 2022)
Vs. Haliburton Pacers – 5-4, +2.0 scoring margin
Vs. Everyone else – 142-44, +9.8 scoring margin – 4:01 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
New Orleans players to make an All-Defensive team:
Chris Paul
Jrue Holiday
Anthony Davis
Herb Jones – 3:03 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
23-24 1st team: Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo, Herb Jones, Anthony Davis
22-23 1st team: Alex Caurso, Jrue Holiday, Jaren Jackson Jr., Brook Lopez, Evan Mobley
This is the 1st time in NBA history the 1st team has been completely different from year prior. – 2:27 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Derrick White and Jrue Holiday made All-Defensive Teams.
Good luck Tyrese. pic.twitter.com/3HWdyMEtFM2:21 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Monday:
Voting Dereck Lively II All-Rookie 1st team looks good tinyurl.com/y5ya7am4
Could Bradley Beal play like Jrue Holiday did under Mike Budenholzer? tinyurl.com/yc5ejczk
Why #Suns should be upset with how #NBAPlayoffs are unfolding tinyurl.com/6zhmfruw2:13 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Davis is named to the 1st Team. The 2nd Team is made up of: Alex Caruso, Jalen Suggs, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Jaden McDaniels. pic.twitter.com/WNxsIhdMeL2:10 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
🚨Bonus Alert🚨
✅All-Defensive
Derrick White
💰$250K
Jrue Holiday
💰$139,200
The bonuses were considered likely this season. – 2:06 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were named to the NBA All-Defensive second team.
Here’s my feature from this morning on Holiday’s role as one of the league’s prized mentors: nytimes.com/athletic/54994…2:04 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jrue Holiday and Derrick White both names to NBA All-Defensive Second team
This is Holiday’s 6th All-Defense nod
This is White’s 2nd All-Defense nod – 2:03 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
NBA All-Defense 2nd Team was all versatile perimeter defenders: Alex Caruso, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Jalen Suggs, Derrick White – 2:03 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Herb Jones
* First Pelican to make an All-Defensive team since Jrue Holiday.
* Only non-big on the First Team.
* Finished 5th in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
* Led a defensive turnaround in New Orleans. Pelicans have finished 6th in defense in b2b seasons. pic.twitter.com/EUxGUujaUZ2:01 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
2023-24 NBA All-Defensive teams:
First team: Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Herb Jones
Second team: Alex Caruso, Jrue Holiday, Jaden McDaniels, Jalen Suggs, Derrick White – 2:01 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Herb Jones is named NBA All-Defensive First Team. First Pelican to make First Team since Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis both did it in 2017-18. – 2:00 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
“Whoever encounters Jrue & Lauren, you just come away feeling better about life, about humanity.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s favorite moment with Jrue Holiday wasn’t the lob that won them a title. It was one late night on a bus in Abu Dhabi, where Jrue & Lauren gave him life advice pic.twitter.com/obvX8V26Gl1:07 PM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Pacers center Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) discussed surviving trade talks to become the longest-tenured Pacer, where Tyrese Haliburton ranks among point guards, Pascal Siakam’s free agency, Rick Carlisle flying planes and more on the @hoopshype podcast hoopshype.com/lists/myles-tu…10:36 AM

More on this storyline

ClutchPoints: “We drew up a play, and it was perfectly executed, I told Jrue [Holiday] I was going to be open in the corner, and I was.” Jaylen Brown breaks down his game-tying shot that forced OT in Game 1 of Celtics-Pacers🗣 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/Jr1ShwEVq0 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 22, 2024
Cameron Tabatabaie: Jrue Holiday on the tempo of this game: It definitely was a battle pic.twitter.com/1qHKa6KjXe -via Twitter @CTabatabaie / May 22, 2024
ClutchPoints: “What I will say is encouraging is we have been trash in Game 1s for the first series and second series and today, we played great for about 47 minutes.” Tyrese Haliburton kept it real following the Pacers’ Game 1 loss to the Celtics 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/dqdMQnepl1 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 22, 2024

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