Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers blew their first chance at closing out the New York Knicks on Thursday night. From start to finish, the Knicks made it clear that they were not going to be beaten at Madison Square Garden, winning the game by a final score of 111-94.

Until very, very recently, league scouts were apparently skeptical about two-time All-NBA Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton's upside. In fairness, Haliburton's NBA colleagues felt similarly. The 6-foot-5 Iowa State product was voted the league's most overrated player in a 90-player poll conducted by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

"He's arrived, and he's here" - Paul George makes the case for Tyrese Haliburton as the next face of the NBA originally appeared on Basketball Network.