Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points including 18 in the third quarter to lead the Pacers to a revenge blowout of the Spurs in Paris on Saturday.

The Indiana Pacers beat the San Antonio Spurs in the second game in Paris, but fans found a way to poke fun at Tyrese Haliburton.

The state of Indiana has a couple of basketball superstars. Tyrese Haliburton and Caitlin Clark are the faces of the Pacers and the Fever respectively. Haliburton is the highest-paid Pacers player in franchise history. He is the only supermax player that the franchise has ever signed.

Fever guard Caitlin Clark shouts out her close friend and Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton during his big game against Spurs

“I just wanna win,” he said. “I'm tired of being a loser.” Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle and guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts to a referees call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons ...

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons 133-119 in a game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2-1/2 minute display late in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23 and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale on Saturday.

Although the Pacers soundly beat the Pistons, they showed some physicality in the second quarter. Pistons center Isaiah Stewart committed a flagrant two-foul on Pacers backup center Thomas Bryant, earning the envelope-pushing role player a rejection.

Indiana is used to playing intense games like this. They have been one of the better teams in the league in recent years. The Pacers made a deep run in the playoffs last year, and those contests are as intense as they get. Tyrese Haliburton knows that staying composed is key.

Pascal Siakam scored 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 30 points and eight assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 on Wednesday night.