Although the Pacers are accustomed to an occasional low socring total from Haliburton, metrics suggest that you shouldn't expect much from the Pacers when he falters. The team is 3-7 when Haliburton scores less than 10 points, and the bench couldn't offer enough support to keep pace with the Trail Blazers.

Strong defensive effort Monday

Tyrese Haliburton scored 17 points and dished out nine assists in the Pacers' win over the Hawks before going to WWE Royal Rumble.

However, Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton doesn’t see it that way. Following a chippy fourth game against the Pistons on Wednesday night, Haliburton downplayed the idea of this era’s Pistons and Pacers being linked as rivals.