NBA fans were unhappy with Tyrese Haliburton's struggles as Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a Game 5 win in Oklahoma.

Jalen Williams scored 40 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 10 assists and the Thunder beat Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

TJ McConnell showed just how willing he is to go to war for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton amid all the criticisms Haliburton's been getting.

Tyrese Haliburton ambled into a dribble handoff from Tony Bradley, and even though he was only going about three-quarters-speed at best on a flat right rear tire, the Pacers’ premier playmaker still merited enough respect with a live dribble to draw a second defender.

It is obviously a big game, but Obi Toppin's daugther was there to break the ice pregame. As Tyrese Haliburton walked to the court to warm up for Game 4, Toppin's young daughter Remi came sprinting at the star point guard.

After defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers, who started the season as a 66-1 title long shot and started the playoffs at 80-1,

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers revealed in an interview with ESPN that he and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, as well as their significant others, are in near constant communication — even as Haliburton, 25, focuses on winning his first NBA championship.

Tyrese Haliburton, the 25-year-old starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers, is having a moment. While the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the NBA this year, and their star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,