After being the darlings of last year’s NBA Cup (formerly known as the In-Season Tournament), they wrapped up this year’s version with a 122-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors, a listless first half dooming them. Both teams knew they had no chance of advancing in the tournament at tip, but only one team played a large swath of the game like that. “I think the product we’re putting on the floor right now as a group is embarrassing,” Haliburton said in a quiet visitors locker room. “(After) the conversation at halftime, I think we entered the second half better. But it’s got to be like that for 48 minutes. Every team is playing hard right now. Every team is young and has energy. And there’s no reason that we shouldn’t be matching and beyond.” -via New York Times / December 4, 2024
Tyrese Haliburton: ‘As a group, I think we’ve got a lot of growing up to do’
