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Haliburton

Haliburton hasn’t missed a game yet this season, but that could change in this matchup. If it does, Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell would split the minutes at point guard. Nembhard is already part of the starting unit, though McConnell would be worth streaming even if he still comes off the bench.

Haliburton filled the stat sheet against the Nets Monday. He was highly efficient with 23 points on 12 shots, made 4-of-7 attempts from behind the 3-point line and made all nine of his attempts from the free throw line. Haliburton’s numbers have waned on the road this year, but he excelled in a great matchup in Brooklyn Monday night.

After a slow start to the season, Haliburton has seemingly flipped a switch over the past month. Providing top-10 value in 9-cat formats, the Pacers point guard has averaged 19.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 3.2 3-pointers per game over the past month. Haliburton has been highly efficient, shooting 48.1% from the field and 81.0% from the foul line while averaging just 1.4 turnovers per game. To say he’s headed in the right direction would be an understatement. Indiana plays four games in Week 11, beginning with the Nets on Monday.

It has been a down year for Haliburton, but this was a “vintage” performance for him. He set a new season-high for assists and had one of his most efficient scoring nights of the season without turning the ball over once. Haliburton’s points, assists, field goal percentage and usage percentage have all taken a hit this year despite his minutes increasing. As he proved with his performance in this game, he’s still more than capable of dominating fantasy hoops. He has been a third-round producer over the course of the season, which is disappointing after back-to-back top ten finishes. However, more performances like this will help that number get back up to where it should be. He’ll look to carry this production into their matchup with the Suns on Saturday.

Two games removed from scoring just four points in a loss, Haliburton was able to have one of his best offensive nights of the season. This was just his fifth 30-point performance this year, and it helped them secure a win in Boston two days after they lost there by 37 points. It was a really slow start to the season for Haliburton, but he is already back inside the top-25 in 9-cat scoring. Sure, it’s still terrible for a player that was drafted in the first round, but he is starting to get back to the dominant fantasy player that we know he can be.

Though this wasn’t an outstanding performance for Haliburton, it was a bounce back game for him after he scored just four points against the Thunder on Thursday. He has been disappointing for a player drafted in the middle of the first round, but he has had some encouraging performances lately. Their next game is in Boston once again on Sunday, so hopefully Haliburton will continue to progress in the right direction. His season has been tarnished by a few atrocious nights that he will look to put behind him.

Haliburton appeared to be rounding into form after a slow start to the season in which his numbers were largely being dragged down by poor performance on the road. Thursday was a step back for the 24-year-old point guard, who had just four points on six shots in the loss to the Thunder at home. Haliburton dished out eight assists and only had one turnover, but was -13 in 35 minutes in the six-point loss. He’ll look to get back on track Friday against the Celtics.

Haliburton has picked up his play in recent weeks after a slow start to the season. The 24-year-old point guard has notably struggled on the road this season, though his overall numbers such as field goal percentage, points and assists are all down compared to last year. Haliburton didn’t have a huge scoring night with 16 points, but he recorded 12 assists and turned it over just once in a road game Monday. He was a team-high +28 in 38 minutes in the six-point victory.

After a slow start to the season, especially on the road, Haliburton is beginning to kink things into gear. Over the past two weeks, he has provided 1st-round value in standard 9-cat formats and top-15 in 8-cat. As a result, the season-long value is improving, with Haliburton being a 3rd-round player in 8- and 9-cat formats. He’ll look to continue this recent run of success on Monday when the Pacers visit Golden State.

“Home game Haliburton” showed up on Saturday, much to the delight of fantasy managers needing production on the final day of Week 7 matchups in Yahoo leagues (Week 8 in ESPN and Fantrax). Much has been made of the Pacers point guard’s home/away splits, and with good reason, as Haliburton has struggled mightily on the road. Sunday’s game was at home, and he played that way against one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Pacers are off until Thursday when they’ll begin their road trip in Phoenix.