Well said, Halliburton reveals why the Pacers are different after eliminating the Cavaliers

Tyres Halliburton-led Indiana Pacers defeated the Cavaliers Tuesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Tyres Halliburton and the Indiana Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years and have a very good chance of advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2013 and 2014, but Halliburton's team has bigger goals.

Tyrese Halliburton reveals why the Pacers are different after eliminating the Cavaliers

Tyrese Halliburton made 10 of 15 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in Game 5, becoming the Pacers' scoring champion. This is also the first time that the Pacers have a player scored more than 30 points in 10 games in the playoffs this season.

But in these 10 games, the Pacers achieved an 8-2 record, easily sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Cleveland Cavaliers led by Donovan Mitchell. In these games, they do not necessarily need a player who scores more than 30 points, but fully demonstrates the depth of the team's lineup.

"It's just a balanced game," Halliburton said after the Pacers' fifth victory over the Cavaliers. "We are different from other teams in the NBA. No one on our team can get all the points. I think we beat our opponents in different ways. We transfer the ball. The ball can make a lot of different players shoot and create offensive opportunities. We have been emphasizing the depth of the team over the past few years, and now it has finally paid off." After two rounds of the playoffs, six players averaged at least 10 points, with TJ McConnell (8.6) and Obi Topin (8.5) averaging slightly below 10 points.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers scoring table with 18.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, but Tyres Halliburton ranked second with 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game.

"I played a great game, but I think it's largely because my teammates found me and put me in the right place, and after the bad performance at the start of the first quarter, we didn't panic," Halliburton continued. "We knew they would launch a slam. We talked about that, we knew they would launch a slam, but I think we got through the right way and made progress since then. I'm proud of our efforts and this team." The Pacers will miss the Eastern Conference Finals, where they will wait for the winners of defending champions Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. The Knicks led 3-1 in the series back to Boston, but the Celtics are not optimistic due to a torn Achilles tendon of superstar Jason Tatum.