Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) is expected to play on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics, per head coach Rick Carlisle.
Carlisle said Haliburton will be "brought along somewhat gradually" after only playing once in the last 11 games while dealing with a hamstring injury. Andrew Nembhard should continue to see an uptick in playing time while the Pacers ramp Haliburton back up to a full workload.
Haliburton averaged 37.5 minutes and 53.1 FanDuel points in two healthy games versus the Celtics this season. Nembhard averaged 28.0 minutes and 26.8 FanDuel points over his last eight starts without Haliburton. Per numberFire's NBA Heat Map, the Pacers' implied total (118.75) is No. 5 out of 10 active teams today. The game total (245.0) is second out of the five contests.