Yesterday in the regular season, the Pacers lost 117-121 at home to the Pistons, although they lost, but this game Halliburton once again delivered a stunning performance, he played 39 minutes, shooting 6 of 13, 7 of 8 free throws, and had 19 points, 9 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 blocks.
Halliburton scored 12 points in the first half, and although he didn't score much in the second half, he gave a total of 10 assists, and what's even more incredible was that Halliburton delivered a new season-high 17 assists, but not a single mistake.
0 turnovers, 17 assists, what is the concept?
The last player to make 0 turnovers and 17 assists was James in March 2018 (35 wins, 17 assists and 0 turnovers), and it has been four years
Since 1980, Halliburton is the first player in history to have multiple 15 assists and zero turnovers before the age of 23
— Since statistics have been available, Halliburton is the youngest player in history to have 15 points + 15 assists + 0 turnovers
Obviously, it's wonderful to go down in history, and for the record he's set, Halliburton said: "I'm proud to be able to get my teammates involved in the attack, and I think that's the best quality of being a point guard, that kind of selflessness, teammates make me look better than I really am." ”
In terms of ability to control turnovers, Halliburton has done quite well in the last seven games, during which time he has achieved a total of 5 12+ assists in a single game, with a total of 79 assists, but only 11 turnovers, and an amazing 7.18 assists-to-turnover ratio.
Since being traded to the Pacers, Halliburton has been wowing fans.
He played in 23 games and averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, 3.1 turnovers, 49.1%/40.9%/84.0% of the three shots, 19.5% of the ball and 62.0% of the true shooting.
For comparison, before being traded, Halliburton averaged 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.7 steals, 2.5 turnovers, 45.7%/41.3%/83.7% of the three shots, 17.8% of the ball and 57.5% of the true shooting.
You can see that Halliburton has improved significantly with the Pacers, and with the increase in ball possessions, he has not only improved his stats, but also has not decreased in efficiency, even more wonderful than before.
Obviously, There is a huge potential in Halliburton, his projection ability, organization ability, defensive ability has been shown, and Harry burton just turned 22 years old just over a month ago, this is only his second year season, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future, the Pacers although the record is not good during this period, but just a team break, they have found a rebuilding core, all thanks to the King.
With that said, let's look at the king again.
After the last loss to the Warriors, the Kings record reached 29-50, confirming that they did not qualify for the playoffs, which was the 16th consecutive year that the Kings missed the playoffs, setting a new NBA record for not making the playoffs, and the last time they made the playoffs was in the 2005-06 season, when Durant had not yet entered the league and James had not yet reached the Finals.
After the trade deadline, the Kings got Sabonis Jr. and originally wanted to rush the playoffs, but Sam's arrival didn't seem to make them any better, during which time the Kings played a total of 22 games and lost 14 of them, of which Sam and Fox performed as follows:
Sabonis Jr. played in 14 games, with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, averaging 18.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, shooting 55.7% from the field.
—Fox played in 14 games, with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, averaging 29.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, shooting 50.3% from the field.
One of the best things about the deal was that It activated Fox, but Fox got better and the King didn't get better, which didn't live up to the original intent of the deal.
Back to Halliburton, of course, does not mean that leaving The Harryburton Kings will definitely make the playoffs, but the potential of Halliburton is known to almost the whole world, and it seems that only the King does not know it - when Halliburton was sent away, many of the general managers of the team were shocked, because they all thought that Halliburton was not for sale and did not ask the King for a price.
In the future, hopefully Haliburton can continue to improve and maintain the current level, he will be a member of the All-Star sooner or later, and Fox can continue the state after the trade, and lead the Kings to end the embarrassing record of not making the playoffs for 16 consecutive years.