"I wanted him to see more than anything" - Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton recapped Game 1 win celebration with Reggie Miller in his thoughts

Time of India

22-05-2025

Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton recapped Game 1 win celebration with Reggie Miller in his thoughts (Image Credit: Getty Images)
Tyrese Haliburton
spoke about his
Reggie Miller
moment during
Game 1
. He did Miller's iconic 'choke' gesture to celebrate a winning moment. He also reflected on what led his team to have an edge over the Knicks, mentioning the wearing effect they created.
Caitlin Clark lauded the team for its happening comeback in Game 1.
Tyrese Haliburton recapped 'choke' gesture moment while talking about Game 1
Tyrese Haliburton was on cloud nine after crushing the
New York Knicks
135-138 in Game 1. He played a crucial role in the team's comeback, which helped them snatch the game from the Knicks. A highlight of the game was his 'choke celebration', which is the signature step of Reggie Miller, who was on the sidelines for Game 1. Talking about the moment, Haliburton said:
'I've seen that
Winning Time
doc probably like 50 times growing up.
So I, I know that they didn't win the series, so I would not like to repeat that.
But you know, I think that's just a historic moment. And that was obviously more him versus Spike — kind of the one-on-one.
And that just felt like it was to everybody. But to him too, I wanted him to see it more than anything.
But I think it's just really cool to continue to, you know, make my own history and this group to make our own history while also showing, you know, respect and love to the ones who came before us.
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So definitely a special moment. And yeah, something I won't forget.'
Tyrese Haliburton, with the choke moment, reprised the 1994 New York Knicks -
Indiana Pacers
battle in which Spike Lee made things tougher for the Pacers by taunting constantly. Reggie Miller responded to him with a 'choke' gesture to indicate the Knicks' choking under the pressure. That gesture went on to become the classic taunt in NBA.
Tyrese Haliburton reflected on what led to New York Knicks' downfall in Game 1
While talking further about the way the Indiana Pacers take up the pace and make a comeback, consequently making things difficult for the opposing New York Knicks, Tyrese Haliburton reflected on the decisive part of the game. He said:
'I think maybe you could say that, you know, they missed a couple free throws there down the stretch.
Had a couple short misses there at the end of the game. I'm sure for coach's sake and for coach speak, yeah, the wear-down effect was, you know, in full effect right there. But I think the way you got to approach this game and approach the series is that it's going to be a seven-game series. I think we played in 13 days, right? So that's how we've been, that's how we're approaching it and looking at it.
You got to take it one day at a time.
So, you know, I think just trying to wear on these guys as much as we can.'
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He further said, 'Obviously their starters play a lot of minutes. You know, I thought, you know, obviously with some foul trouble, some other guys had to play a little bit more. They had a lineup out there that probably hasn't played together a ton, but was really effective for them there. So we just got to do a better job there. But I think, yeah, I think it's hard for me to discredit and say that the wear-down effect wasn't there.
You know, I think from everything you're seeing, that's a part of it. And I think that's a part of our identity. How can we wear on teams for 48 minutes, obviously picking up full court?'
Recapping the decisive parts of Game 1, he said, 'But you know, as well as our offensive pressure — getting downhill, moving, playing fast — you know, I thought that we did a good job offensively of playing our style. You know they went on that little run there and obviously got a pretty big lead there.
But I thought we did a great job of, you know, Pascal had the and-one on KAT. And we just, you know, kept coming and kept coming and kept coming.
And I think that was really big for us — making extra, extra plays, getting extra possessions with offensive rebounds, or finishing, getting rebounds on that side. I think they were all big down the stretch. So yeah, I think for Coach Carlisle's sake, we'll say the wear-down effect was in full effect.'
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The Indiana Pacers also got appreciation from Caitlin Clark, who picked them as the favorite comeback team of all time.
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