Tyrese Haliburton is just as flummoxed about his performance to start the 2024-25 season as the fans and analysts wondering what has happened to the

Tyrese Haliburton finished with 18 points and nine assists on Friday, but he struggled early and didn't feel like he fixed anything with his shot.

If the first half of last season served as a coming-out party for Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers, the early part of this one is underscoring the challenges of sustaining success.

Indiana fell so far behind that Rick Carlisle did not play Haliburton in the fourth quarter. Furthermore, when the Pacers ignited a 12-4 run in the third quarter, dropping the deficit to 68-65, Haliburton didn't score. However, he did accumulate two assists during the run.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy you expect ... but this is not the start Indiana envisioned for its franchise cornerstone. If Haliburton can’t turn it around soon, the Pacers could be facing a tougher climb in the East than anyone expected.

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One other reason for their issues this season has been the decline in play from star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton started the year off very slowly and there was hope that he would pick things up sooner rather than later.

Tyrese Haliburton was considered a fringe top-15 player in the NBA entering his fifth pro season this year. The point guard was one of the breakout stars of last season by leading the Indiana Pacers’ super fast,

There were already warning signs that Tyrese Haliburton’s production for the Indiana Pacers was declining at the start of the 2024 calendar year. From January 1 until the end of the regular season, Haliburton averaged 17.