The night before, Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers' franchise player, had said following a loss in Toronto that they were putting an embarrassing product on the floor and needed to start matching or exceeding their opponents' energy level.

The Pacers got off to a bad start, but they are 10-3 since Dec. 13. And Haliburton has regained his All-Star form.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Pacers held on to beat the Celtics two days after losing to them by 37.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points in the Pacers' upset of the Celtics with 10 of his 11 field goals being 2-pointers with several at the rim.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 on Sunday night in the rematch.

Against Boston, ten of his 11 made shots were inside the arc and he shot an amazing 10-13 from 2-point range. On top of that, he was able to collapse the Celtics' defense and find the open man on more than one occasion. He has made being more "aggressive" a priority in recent days.

LOS ANGELES – Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla lamented his side’s defensive deficiencies after Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, as the Pacers turned the tables on the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions with a 123-114 victory at TD Garden on Dec 29.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed five rebounds and two steals in the Pacers' 124-106 win over the Suns.

The Pacers' recent improvement can be credited to All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Coming off an All-NBA season last year, the newly-crowned gold medalist started the season off slow, like the rest of the team,