One other reason for their issues this season has been the decline in play from star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton started the year off very slowly and there was hope that he would pick things up sooner rather than later.

Tyrese Haliburton is just as flummoxed about his performance to start the 2024-25 season as the fans and analysts wondering what has happened to the

Tyrese Haliburton had little interest in discussing or -- God forbid -- celebrating incremental progress. The sting of defeat was still fresh on the Pacers' two-time All-Star point guard's face when he met with reporters following Indiana's 129-117 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee.