Tyrese Haliburton Just Snatched Cleveland’s Soul

My God… Cleveland, what was THAT?!

Up TWENTY in the second half?

A chance to even the series.

A moment to seize momentum.

And what do the Cleveland Cavaliers do?

They CHOKE. Flat out.

Like a chicken bone on Thanksgiving.

Like a bad 2K lag in overtime.

Let me break this down slow for the folks in the back: You were up 7 points with 48 seconds left.

Teams in that position had only lost three out of 1,643 games in the past 25+ years.

And now?

The Indiana Pacers have TWO of those THREE wins... in THIS postseason.

You have to be kidding me.

Tuesday night should’ve been a bounce-back game for Cleveland.

A statement.

A message.

A win.

But what did we get instead?

A choke job of HISTORIC proportions.

With 27 seconds left, all Cleveland had to do was inbound the ball cleanly.

Secure the rock.

Run the clock.

Go home 1-1.

But nope.

They let Indiana intercept the inbounds pass like it was Pop Warner.

Unacceptable.

Tyrese Haliburton gets fouled on the other end. Hits the first free throw. He misses the second — but what does he do?

He grabs his own board. Then steps back, cool as the other side of the pillow, and drills the go-ahead three OVER Ty Jerome with 1.1 seconds left.

That's a cold-blooded "I’m HIM" moment.

And Cleveland? They just stood there. Shocked. Dazed. Defeated.

And so was I!

Let me tell y’all something… This isn’t about Darius Garland’s toe. This isn’t about Mobley’s ankle or Hunter’s thumb.

You think MJ misses this game over a toe? Kobe? Allen Iverson? Man, please. Don’t even get me started.

This isn’t a regular Tuesday in January. This is the playoffs. If you can walk, you better hoop.

Because Haliburton? He isn’t playing with y’all.

Since playing with Team USA, you can SEE it —Tyrese has leveled up. He’s playing with Olympic confidence, playoff poise, and that “you can’t guard me” swagger.

This isn’t the same baby-faced PG you saw a year ago. This is a franchise floor general with a mission on his back and a dagger in his hand.

I hate to say it, but I’m done with Cleveland in this series. I picked Cavs in 7 — not anymore.

Indiana is the better team.

They’re deeper. Smarter.

They have heart.

And Haliburton?

He just took Cleveland’s soul and walked out of the gym smiling.