Rick Carlisle has been around the NBA long enough to see what’s over the horizon. When the now-65-year-old began his second head-coaching stint with the Indiana Pacers in June 2021, he could tell the league was undergoing a paradigm shift.

Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton is the engine of the team's improbable playoff run and he just revealed what sparked the team's success this season in the NBA Finals.

Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Doubles Down on Favorite NBA Team Growing Up originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Indiana Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton has stood out all postseason long, hitting four game-winning shots and helping punch Indiana's first ticket to the NBA Finals since 2000.