Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points and matched a season high with 15 assists, and the Indiana Pacers recovered after blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead to beat the Houston Rockets 115-102.

While Tyrese Haliburton didn't lead the team in scoring, he did his part and then some; besides dropping 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, he made history in Sunday's contest. Haliburton became the first player in NBA history to record 500 assists in a season before recording 100 turnovers.

This season, Haliburton became the first player in NBA history to record 500 assists before reaching 100 turnovers. He currently sits at 511 assists and 100 turnovers, but against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, he held the honor for the first time in league history.

People are just allowed to get on [TV] and say whatever they want about our game … it’s like the cool thing to say the NBA has a problem.”  Tyrese

Haliburton had a rough start to the year and seemed to struggle with the expectations that he had on him. His teammates agree that he had unnecessary pressure on him to begin the season. Myles Turner mentioned that he thought Haliburton was trying too hard to live up to these expectations.

Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 11 assists to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 111-91 on Wednesday night.

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Tyrese Haliburton produced his sixth consecutive double-double and the Indiana Pacers turned a fourth-quarter rally into a 115-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has raised his game lately, and he has now established a new NBA record in terms of ball security and dropping dimes.