After being voted as the most overrated player in the NBA by his peers ( via The Athletic ), Haliburton has put on an incredible playoff run to lead his team to his second straight Eastern Conference finals run. The former No. 12 pick in the draft out of Iowa State supplied 31 points and 11 assists, along with the biggest shot of the game.

Indiana Pacers superstar guard Tyrese Haliburton and his family reveled in his clutch buzzer beater, which sent Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals to overtime on Wednesday night en route to a 138-135 win over the New York Knicks.

Tyrese Haliburton’s father cut loose at an Indianapolis bar when his son hit the tying jumper at the end of regulation to cap a furious comeback and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Knicks held a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and a nine-point edge in the final minute, yet the Pacers were able to come back and force overtime -- and eventually win the game -- through an incredible sequence of events,

Despite the game looking out of reach in Game 1, the Pacers made a massive fourth quarter comeback late with clutch shots by Haliburton and Nesmith to send it into overtime. They

Jade Jones, the girlfriend of Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, celebrated with him on the court after the team's Game 1 comeback victory

At least in the eyes of Charles Barkley, John Haliburton has more than served his punishment. Barkley, after the Indiana Pacers’ overtime win against the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night,