NBA scores can get pretty high in the modern era, but this is next-level. On Tuesday night, the Pacers beat the Hawks 157-152 in one of the craziest shootouts we’ve ever seen.
Neither team had the benefit of overtime to rack up their enormous totals, instead combining for 309 points in regulation.
Tyrese Haliburton was the star of the night, finishing with 37 points, 16 assists and 9 three-pointers.
Here’s how everyone is reacting to the madness:
Hawks-Pacers tonight pic.twitter.com/cOPsnF6s5n
— Greg Ehrenberg (@gehrenbergdfs) November 22, 2023
GENERIC HAWKS-PACERS WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING TWEET
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 22, 2023
scoring over 150 points in an NBA game and still losing would be my villain origin story
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) November 22, 2023
There's no way James Naismith had this Pacers-Hawks game in mind when he created the game of basketball.
The live over/under is literally 284.5. This is an All-Star game total.
— Raheem Palmer (@iamrahstradamus) November 22, 2023
It's always Haliburton.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 22, 2023
hawks/pacers is unhinged!
— J. Kyle Mann (@jkylemann) November 22, 2023
🔥🔥🔥 Pacers/Hawks 🔥🔥🔥
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 22, 2023
Tonight: the highest NBA total (253.5) on record (Hawks vs. Pacers) went OVER with 8:23 remaining in the 4th quarter.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 22, 2023