The combo guard, who had already shown he can compete against high-level competition, is receiving comparisons to All-Stars.

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The Pacers played with pace, got crucial contributions from reserves T.J. McConnell and Bennedict Mathurin, and Tyrese Haliburton did a bit of everything as Indiana took a 2-1 series lead.