The Game 6 pre-game chatter about Tyrese Haliburton's hurt calf missed an essential truth: This Pacers run has always been about all of them.

Missing on an alley-oop throw and getting his outside attempt blocked once again, Chet Holmgren's offensive struggles finally boiled over. The defense has been valuable enough to stomach through his woes on the other end. But that was no longer the case.