Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been the heroes for the Celtics on Tuesday evening, however Jrue Vacation was the X-factor of the Jap Convention finals.
The Boston stars acknowledged the veteran guard’s contributions and didn’t suppose the C’s would have pulled off the additional time victory at TD Backyard with out him. Vacation was environment friendly on offense and shut down Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton whereas enjoying 48 minutes.
Haliburton was 0-for-3 from the ground and turned the ball over two occasions when he was guarded by Vacation. The 2-time All-Star shared his respect for the Celtics guard after Sport 1.
“He’s the perfect defender within the NBA,” Haliburton advised reporters, per NBA TV video. “He has been for a very long time. I used to be simply making an attempt to get as far to the left wing as I might so I might get downhill to my proper, and I had the spin to set it up. However I simply dribbled it off my foot. It’s unlucky. It’s irritating for certain. It occurs. We make errors. We’re human. I’ll study from it, and I’ll be higher in Sport 2.”
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Haliburton nonetheless scored 25 factors and dished out 10 assists, and the Pacers have been in a position to rating in transition. So Boston is aware of it might want to make changes to keep away from one other scare and keep away from one other Sport 2 loss within the playoffs.
