Cyclones in the NBA: Week 24

As the regular season winds down, three former Cyclones are looking to push for the playoffs and secure as high of a seed as possible.

Tyrese Haliburton - #0, Indiana Pacers (48-31)
Tyrese and the Pacers had another successful week going 3-0, with Haliburton having double digit assists in two of the outings. His best all-around performance came against the Jazz on Friday where Tyrese finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and 11 assists(17-6-11). In the matchup against Utah, Haliburton finished with double-digit assists with no turnovers for the fifth time this season.

In his other performances of the week, Haliburton finished with 9-3-14 in the win against the Nuggets on Sunday and 22-1-6 in the win against Washington on Tuesday. After a slow start to the year, Tyrese has been stellar for the Pacers and will again look to be an All-NBA selection.

Tyrese Haliburton passes Chris Paul for the most games EVER with 20p/10a & 0 TOV. pic.twitter.com/FknIajHk4S
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) April 3, 2025

The Pacers and Haliburton will wrap up their regular season next week playing twice against the Eastern-Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, and once against the top Play-In seeded Orlando Magic. Tyrese and the Pacers will look to continue their dominant season as they sit as the four seed in the East.

Haliburton's Week: 16 PPG, 10.3 APG, 3.3 RPG
Next Week: vs. CLE (4/10), vs. ORL (4/11), @ CLE (4/13)

Georges Niang - #20, Atlanta Hawks (37-42)
Niang and the Hawks struggled this week again, going 1-2 dropping games to both New York and Orlando, and defeating the Jazz on Sunday night. Niang had his best performance of the week in the loss to the Knicks where he dropped 13-4-1.

Niang also had 6-1-4 in the win against Utah and nine points and one rebound in the loss to Orlando. Niang has continued to stay an elite shooter on the year, averaging 40% from three on just over five attempts a game.

The Hawks and Niang will also wrap up their regular season next week as they prepare for the Play-In Tournament against Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Orlando. They will look to gain some momentum against a couple non-playoff teams as they ramp up for the postseason.

Niang's Week: 9.3 PPG, 2 RPG, 1.7 APG
Next Week: @ BKN (4/10), @ PHI (4/11), vs. ORL (4/13)

Talen Horton-Tucker - #22, Chicago Bulls (37-43)
Horton-Tucker and the Bulls had a good week going 3-1, with Talen scoring in double-figures twice. His best performance of the week came in the team's only loss of the week against Cleveland where he finished with 17-2-3 on 6-11 shooting.

Horton-Tucker is still struggling to find a consistent role for the Bulls, but is giving impactful minutes when needed, dropping 13 points in 16 minutes on 4-5 shooting in the win against Portland on Friday. He also had 5-1-1 against Charlotte on Sunday and two points with one rebound against Miami on Wednesday.

The Bulls will wrap up their season with just two games this week against struggling Eastern Conference foes Washington and Philadelphia. Horton-Tucker will look to provide efficient scoring and the Bulls will look to continue the groove into the postseason.

Horton-Tucker's Week: 9.3 PPG, 1 RPG, 1 APG
Next Week: vs. WAS (4/11), @ PHI (4/13)

Monté Morris - #23, Phoenix Suns (35-41)
Morris and the Suns had a down week, getting eliminated from Playoff contention. Morris found his way onto the court once this week in the loss to Golden State, where he dropped 7-2-2 on a perfect 3-3 from the field.

Monté will look to provide solid minutes in the team's last two games of the season next week, where they play San Antonio on Friday and Sacramento on Sunday.

Morris' Week: 7 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG
Next Week: vs. SAS (4/11), @ SAC (4/13)

Nationally Televised Cyclones this Week
Apr. 10 – Cavaliers at Pacers – TNT

G League Check-In
The G-League Playoffs are underway, with the Finals starting April 8th and going through April 14th. Former Cyclones played a combined 173 games, scored a combined 1664 points. Izaiah Brockington led all former Cyclones at 15.7 points a game along with 2.4 assists a game and Hason Ward led with 6.4 rebounds a game.

Izaiah Brockington - #18, San Diego Clippers (48 GP)
Stats: 15.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.4 APG

Tre King - #26, Long Island Nets (30 GP)
Stats: 4.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.5 APG

Hason Ward - #2, Maine Celtics (50 GP)
Stats: 7.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.2 APG, 2.2 BPG

Solomon Young - #21, South Bay Lakers (45 GP)
8.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.3 APG

Players Mentioned

Tre King

Hason Ward

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