Haliburton, who has been in ferocious form recently, was blocked, and under the defense of Holiday he felt cold all over the court, Haliburton shot 5-of-17 from the field, shooting 29.4%, and had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers, which was his second-worst shooting percentage this season and his second-fewest assists this season.
Prior to this game, Haliburton had 11 consecutive assists in double figures, including two assists of 20+. In addition, in the last game against the Hawks, Haliburton played just 25 minutes and handed out 18 assists.
But in this game, Haliburton was killed by Holiday Defense. That's the value of Holiday The Bucks sent Holiday away in a multi-party trade in order to get Lillard, and the team's offense improved, but the defense declined. Holiday is one of the best defenders at the point guard position.
The Green Army brought in Holiday and improved their perimeter defense. In this game, Holiday was basically responsible for marking Haliburton throughout the game. Haliburton played 35 minutes, while Holiday played 37 minutes.
Holiday followed Haliburton closely and achieved excellent defensive results. On social media, Holiday locked up Haliburton and sparked a heated discussion. "Holiday was all over the court and was in jail for Haliburton, what a great player!" "Haliburton played one of the worst games of the season and Holiday defended it worked. "That's the pattern of beating the Pacers, defending Haliburton, Holiday did a great job. ”......
Haliburton is the Pacers' leading scorer and offensive engine, and beating the Pacers must lock Haliburton. In this game, Haliburton, under the defense of Holiday not only failed in offense, but also dropped his assists significantly, and also had 4 turnovers. The Pacers' offensive engine is in serious trouble, and it makes sense to lose.
"We want Haliburton to be involved in as many rounds as possible and force him to defend. Because he's explosive on the offensive end, it slows him down. After the game, Jaylen Brown explained his strategy for defending Haliburton.
Haliburton is a big name with a five-year, $260 million max contract, and Holiday was once an All-Star point guard, he is not known for scoring, but he is not bad offensively, organizationally and defensively.
From the Bucks to the Celtics, his stats have dropped significantly, but don't underestimate his ability. Holiday averaged 19.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game last season. This season, Holiday is averaging 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 42.4 percent from three-point range and 80.4 percent from the free throw line.
The Celtics are aiming to win the championship, and they now have a complete roster with Porzingis on the inside, Tatum and Brown on the front, and Holiday and White on guard, and Holiday being an underrated part of it. His value was shown in this one-time death against Haliburton.