Pacers backcourt core: The Thunder is the strongest team in the league, we want to defeat the strongest team

The highly-watched NBA Finals are about to begin. As the battle comes, Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers' backcourt core, was interviewed by reporters. He also talked about the situation of their opponents, Oklahoma City Thunder, in the interview. It seems Halliburton is very recognizing the Thunder's strength and what they have achieved this season, but he is also confident that the team can beat their opponents.

Halliburton said: Everyone knows that the Thunder have the best record in the league. This season, they are historically strong teams on both offense and defense, and they also have MVP winners of this season in their lineup, and they also have many achievements that I have not mentioned. All in all, they are a very strong team. Halliburton continued: But if we want to win, I don’t want to win in another way, all I want to do is win by defeating the strongest teams, so I don’t want to bypass them. Now our opportunity is here, and what we will face in the finals is the strongest team in the league this season, and they have performed so well all year long. This is the biggest challenge for us, but our entire team will work together to meet this difficult challenge.

In the NBA regular season this season, Halliburton made a total of 73 appearances in 82 games, averaging 33.6 minutes per game, averaging 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 47.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 85.1%. In the playoffs, Halliburton has made a total of 16 appearances so far, averaging 35.1 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 1.9 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage is 46.6%, three-point shooting percentage is 33.3%, and free throw shooting percentage is 80.4%.

Halliburton has performed quite well this season. He showed the level that a backcourt core should have. He has good scoring ability and he can score when the team needs him to stand up. Not only that, his performance in passing and organizing offense is very outstanding, and he can be regarded as the league's top backcourt organizer. In the playoffs, Halliburton was able to maintain sufficient competitiveness, and his role on the court was still very outstanding. The Pacers' ability to reach the Finals this season without being favored is also closely related to Halliburton's outstanding performance. I don’t know if Halliburton can continue to work hard in the finals, and strive to defeat the Thunder and win the championship as he said.