At the halfway point of the 2024-25 NBA campaign, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are trending in the right direction.

Haliburton has been red-hot to start the year. The former Iowa State star scored a team-high 33 points against the Miami Heat on Jan. 2 and followed that up with another stellar outing on Jan. 4, finishing with 27 points in the Pacers' win over the Phoenix Suns.

Tyrese Haliburton continues to be the engine that drives the Indiana Pacers. The start point guard led the Pacers to a decisive 129-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

The Indiana Pacers are currently sitting with a 20-18 record after a dominant victory over the Chicago Bulls. This puts them at seventh place in the Western Con

While the NBA and its fans are focused on the upcoming trade deadline, the games keep coming — and the best keep separating themselves from the rest. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, Last Week No. 2).

With under three weeks to the deadline, we looked at all 30 teams to see who should be buying or selling for the second half.

The Pacers beat Philadelphia 115-102 on Saturday night to grab their 14th win in their last 18 games. Dustin Dopirak

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, center, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers’ Guerschon Yabusele, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Jalen Williams had 24 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-102 win over a Philadelphia 76ers team missing three All-Stars on Tuesday night. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George sat out with injuries as the Sixers continued their slide down the Eastern Conference standings.

The Bulls star has a legitimate All-Star case. He's averaging 24 points per game, has scored 30-plus points in six straight games and he's shooting 45 percent from 3-point range, the fifth-best mark in the NBA — but Chicago still can't find anyone to take on his contract.

The Pacers are undefeated in 2025, winning all six January games. The biggest change we’ve seen is a much-improved defense. Indiana had been a below-average defensive unit this season, with a defensive rating of 114 (20th in the NBA) and allowing 114.9 points per game (21st) to opponents.