Haliburton dealing with next level pressure to eliminate New York Knicks

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Can he lead his Pacers to a big win in Game 6?

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?