Cyclones in the NBA: Week 11

Four former Cyclones saw their respective teams go a combined 10-3 this week. The Cavaliers were the story of the week, increasing their win streak to 11 and dumping the Thunder, snapping OKC's league-best 15 game win streak.

Tyrese Haliburton - #0, Indiana Pacers (20-18)
Haliburton helped the Pacers cruise this week, as the team went 4-0, winning all four contests by double digits. The four-game stint started with a road win in Miami, in which Haliburton was outlandish. Tyrese finished with 33 points, 15 assists and zero turnovers. He is the only player in NBA history to achieve 30-plus points, 15-plus assists and zero turnovers in a game twice in a career.

Following the standout performance in Miami, Indiana returned home to clobber the Suns, went back on the road to beat Brooklyn, and then returned home to defeat the Bulls. In his last ten contests, Haliburton has 95 assists to just 10 turnovers, averaging a 9.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.

"He makes the game so much easier for everybody."

Thomas Bryant on playing alongside Tyrese Haliburton 🤝 pic.twitter.com/cpqXiKikup
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 9, 2025

Haliburton's Week: 24.8 PPG, 11.0 APG, 3.8 RPG
Next Week: vs. GSW (1/10), @ CLE (1/12), vs. CLE (1/14)

Georges Niang - #20, Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4)
Niang and the Cavs just keep winning. They've lost just once in their last 15 games, and continued a win streak by going 3-0 on the week. Georges tallied a pair of double figure scoring performances off the bench in wins against Dallas and Charlotte.

Niang continued his hot shooting from beyond the arc, shooting 46 percent from deep on just over four attempts per game. Niang and the Cavs will meet Tyrese and the Pacers twice this week – both home and away.

Niang's Week: 9.3 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.7 APG
Next Week: vs. TOR (1/9), vs. IND (1/12), @ IND (1/14)

Monté Morris - #23, Phoenix Suns (16-19)
Morris and Phoenix went 1-2 on the week, as the veteran guard saw his largest workload of the season this week. Morris eclipsed 22 minutes of play time twice in three contests (previous season high was 20) as he continues to lead Phoenix's second unit.

He logged his sixth double figure scoring performance of the year against Indiana on the road, scoring 12, shooting 60 percent from the floor.

Morris's Week: 7.0 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 0.7 APG
Next Week: vs. ATL (1/9), vs. UTA (1/11), vs. CHA (1/12), @ ATL (1/14)

Talen Horton-Tucker - #22, Chicago Bulls (17-20)
THT and the Bulls went 2-1 on the week, with the lone loss coming to Tyrese and the Pacers. Horton-Tucker played in two games, scoring eight points against Indiana.

Horton-Tucker's Week: 5.0 PPG, 0.5 APG, 0.5 SPG
Next Week: vs. WAS (1/10), vs. SAC (1/12), vs. NOP (1/14), vs. ATL (1/15)

Nationally Televised Cyclones this Week
Jan. 14 – Cavaliers at Pacers – TNT

G League Check-In
Izaiah Brockington - #23, Birmingham Squadron (18 GP)
Stats: 16.0 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.5 APG

Hason Ward - #2, Maine Celtics (23 GP)
Stats: 7.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 2.3 BPG

Solomon Young - #21, South Bay Lakers (20 GP)
Stats: 6.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.8 APG

Tre King - #1, Sioux Falls Sky Force (20 GP)
Stats: 5.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.6 APG

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