All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton was slowed by a calf injury and failed to make a field goal in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, but plans to play through the issue in Game 6 as the Indiana Pacers try to avoid elimination.

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Any follow-up to a Game 1 road win is typically difficult for the visitors, yet the Pacers showed they weren’t willing to settle for a 1-1 split in New York. Pascal Siakam went nuts with 39 points, and this performance ultimately helped him win the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, playing through a right calf injury, endured an awful night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. Haliburton missed all six of his field-goal attempts while ending up with four points,