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Pacers advance over Bucks to championship game of tournament

LAS VEGAS -- As Tyrese Haliburton watched his stepback 3-pointer fall through the net, giving the Indiana Pacers what would become an insurmountable lead over the Milwaukee Bucks inside the final minute of the Eastern Conference semifinal in the NBA's in-season tournament, he turned and stared at his wrist.

The intention was obvious: the closing moments of the game, which usually are reserved for "Dame Time" when Damian Lillard is involved, had become Haliburton's time to shine on this Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena.

There were still 48 seconds on the clock as Haliburton celebrated, but they were a mere formality.