Watching Tyrese Haliburton navigate Game 5’s struggles, as someone who wants to live his entire life without New York winning a title because I grew up always seeing them as the bad guys like an 80s film villain, I can’t help but root for him to figure this out. But every possession now comes under a microscope that few players ever experience – and fewer still learn to master. And standing directly in his path? A New York team that desperately wants to ensure he doesn’t crack the code.
Did you hear the chatter about Haliburton being a superstar on the verge?