In my house, as Tyrese Haliburton's game-tying shot hit the back of the rim, bounced 10 feet in the air, then fell softly through the net, I yelled "Are you kidding me" so loudly my family rushed into the room to make sure I was okay.

However, the momentum shifted dramatically. Indiana Pacers guards Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith took charge in the final moments, going a combined 5-for-5 from three-point range, with Nesmith making four of those shots.

Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, " If your best player is small, you’re not winning. John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash. You could go down the list."

It's something that no one watching from home could possibly predict, punctuated by Tyrese Haliburton knocking a buzzer-beater to send things to overtime. But the Pacers saved the worst surprise for Knicks fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden,

Why Tyrese Haliburton’s late-game mindset creates better looks for the Pacers and why pure bucket-getter approaches, like the one Donovan Mitchell thrives on, can sometimes backfire in crunch time.