Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2-1/2 minute display late in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23 and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale on Saturday.
I just want to underline that this week was amazing,” Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said after Saturday's game versus the Pacers.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points including 18 in the third quarter to lead the Pacers to a revenge blowout of the Spurs in Paris on Saturday.
The final tally for Victor Wembanyama’s trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.
Victor Wembanyama's second NBA game in Paris ended in a loss Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton's hot shooting fired the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 win against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Indiana Pacers beat the San Antonio Spurs in the second game in Paris, but fans found a way to poke fun at Tyrese Haliburton.
Curry's flurry of four 3-pointers came in the fourth quarter of the gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics back in August, ensuring that Wembanyama and France would be thwarted in their bid to deny USA Basketball a fifth consecutive gold medal.
The All-Star guard is back in France for the NBA Paris Games after winning gold with Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
If Thursday was a wild celebration of the NBA in Paris, Saturday was a muted one as Indiana's two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton ... even the reach of 7ft 4in Wembanyama could stop.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark shouts out her close friend and Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton during his big game against Spurs
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