Tyrese Haliburton's girlfriend Jade Jones celebrates his game-winning triple in Game 2 against the Cavaliers. -- Photo from Tyrese Haliburton's IG
Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton was the hero again, draining the game-winning 3-pointer in Game 2 of the second-round NBA playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. His girlfriend, Jade Jones, made sure to highlight it on social media.
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Haliburton's triple with 1.1 seconds remaining completed a ferocious comeback by the Pacers from seven points down with 48 seconds left to stun the Cavaliers and their fans at home, 120-119.
Jones underscored her boyfriend's big moment in her Instagram story, sharing Tyrese Haliburton's step-back game-winning 3-pointer over the Cavaliers' Ty Jerome and captioning it:
The win thrust the Pacers to a commanding 2-0 lead over the Cavaliers in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. They will look to further bury Cleveland at home in Game 3 on Friday.
This article will be updated later.
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Mike Murillo
Michael Murillo is a journalist who covers basketball and MMA at Sportskeeda with over two decades of experience. Michael has contributed as a proofreader, columnist and journalist for the Philippine broadsheet BusinessWorld.
A graduate of the University of the Philippines with a degree in English Studies, basketball caught Michael's imagination from an early age. Varsity basketball helped Michael to express himself, and later, it opened doors into the world of journalism.
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