CJ McCullum led the Trail Blazers with 27 points and six assists while Norman Powell added 25 points. Today we will discuss about Pacers Notes: Warren| Hield| Haliburton
Pacers Notes: Warren| Hield| Haliburton
Sunday’s meeting is the second and final matchup between Portland and Indiana this season and the only meeting at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Trail Blazers lead the season 1-0 in the series.
Warren
Pacer Forward TJ Scott Agnes of Fieldhouse Files says Warren, who has already been ruled out for the rest of 2021/22, will also be away from the team for the rest of the season. Warren had previously been practicing and playing 5-on-5 with the Pacers but is continuing his rehab and preparing for next season on his own.
“TJ Warren will continue his ramp-up for next season at his home in Raleigh, NC,” the Pacers said in a statement provided to Agnes. “He has the full support of the Pacers organization and medical staff.”
Hield
Warren, who missed the entire 2021/22 season due to a left leg injury, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, so it is possible that he played his last game for the Pacers.
Pacers sharpshooter Buddy Heald was one of the NBA’s most one-dimensional players in Sacramento, but has demonstrated new driving and passing abilities since arriving in Indiana, with FiveThirtyEight’s Louis Zatzman in a breakdown of Heald’s evolving game. written.
Heald has averaged 5.0 assists per game in 16 games with the Pacers after recording a 1.9 APG in 55 games with the Kings this season. When he’s on the court, Indiana has an offensive rating of 117.8, which would rank first in the NBA. “Different style, different occasion,” said Held, per Wheat Hotchkiss of Pacers.com. “I think (head coach) Rick (Carlisle) gave me a better chance than (I have) in Sacramento which helps me show that. When I (wanted to do more with the ball), they wanted me to Be a corner catch-and-shoot guy. So now I’m able to show what I can do and just be free and play basketball happily again.”
Haliburton
“It’s scary, isn’t it?” he said. “I put a lot of love, a lot of trust in Sacramento and immersed myself with the community and the people. They got rid of me, but you know it’s part of the business. I think that’s my best feature.” It’s like someone who just loves tough. I want to be here. I want to be a part of it.
“It could be the biggest upside, but it could also be a big downside. I was sad when I traded because I loved being there and I loved people, but coming here I am going to do the same thing. Ever since I moved here, they have shown me nothing but love and they are another outfit taking chances on me (when) they have no reason to. So I’ll put everything in what I have.”
