After letting Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals slip away, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers responded forcefully. The Pacers started Game 4 -- a contest they would go on to win 130-121 -- on Tuesday with a first quarter that felt like a statement: They knew they'd gotten stagnant down the stretch on Sunday,

The Pacers' success, particularly on offense, is the product of a group of players that has bought in and an NBA champion coach who has evolved.

John Haliburton, the father of Pacers' star Tyrese Haliburton, made his first public appearance since an on-court confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo in the first round of the playoffs. After a tense interaction with the Bucks' superstar,

Rick Carlisle gave his thoughts on Aaron Nesmith returning from his ankle injury after the Pacers' Game 3 loss to the Knicks on Sunday.

Five years since the Carlisle and the Mavericks' failed attempt to trade Jalen Brunson for Tyrese Haliburton, the story between the coach and the players has absorbed the spotlight in the playoffs as the Haliburton-led Pacers and Brunson-led Knicks locked horns for the East finals.