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Haliburton might be seizing reputation as NBA's top closer like Pacers seized Game 1 from Knicks
- Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson have emerged as NBA's top closers during the 2025 postseason, impacting the Eastern Conference finals.
- Haliburton's role as the Pacers' late-game finisher grew from multiple comeback wins, while Brunson earned high praise and an award as the league's best clutch player.
- Haliburton led the Pacers to three decisive victories by scoring critical points when teams trailed or faced large deficits late in games uncommon to overcome historically.
- Haliburton scored a league-high 96 fourth-quarter playoff points and made a tying shot with 1.4 seconds left to secure a series win, while Miller endorsed Brunson as the NBA's best closer.
- The Pacers are just a few victories away from reaching the NBA Finals, with Haliburton viewed as the successor to Miller, highlighting the team's trust in him to influence the final moments of future games.
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Haliburton might be seizing reputation as NBA's top closer like Pacers seized Game 1 from Knicks (copy)
Jalen Brunson has the award voted to the NBA’s best clutch player and landed the endorsement of Reggie Miller, one of basketball’s famed finishers. He had earned the reputation as the league’s top closer in this postseason.
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Haliburton might be seizing reputation as NBA’s top closer like Pacers seized Game 1 from Knicks
By BRIAN MAHONEY GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Jalen Brunson has the award voted to the NBA’s best clutch player and landed the endorsement of Reggie Miller, one of basketball’s famed finishers. He had earned the reputation as the league’s top closer in this postseason. Tyrese Haliburton might be seizing that the same way the Indiana Pacers seized Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals away from the New York Knicks. With three memorable shots in nearly im…
Haliburton might be seizing reputation as NBA's top closer like Pacers seized Game 1 from Knicks
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson has the award voted to the NBA’s best clutch player and landed the endorsement of Reggie Miller, one of basketball’s famed finishers. He had earned the reputation as the league’s top closer in this postseason. Tyrese Haliburton might be seizing that the same way the Indiana Pacers seized Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals away from the New York Knicks. With three memorable shots in nearly impossible-to-…
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