After being the darlings of final yr’s NBA Cup (previously referred to as the In-Season Event), they wrapped up this yr’s model with a 122-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors, a listless first half dooming them. Each groups knew they’d no probability of advancing within the match at tip, however just one workforce performed a big swath of the sport like that. “I believe the product we’re placing on the ground proper now as a gaggle is embarrassing,” Haliburton mentioned in a quiet guests locker room. “(After) the dialog at halftime, I believe we entered the second half higher. However it’s acquired to be like that for 48 minutes. Each workforce is enjoying onerous proper now. Each workforce is younger and has vitality. And there’s no motive that we shouldn’t be matching and past.” -via New York Occasions / December 4, 2024
