CLEVELAND -- Tyrese Haliburton hardly resembled the player whose peers have deemed overrated.
The dynamic Indiana point guard scored 22 points -- including a go-ahead 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter -- had 13 assists and made crucial defensive plays that propelled the Pacers to a 121-112 victory over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
"We're definitely the heavy underdog, but we're trying to control what we can," said Haliburton, who was voted the NBA's most overrated player in a recent anonymous player survey by The Athletic.