Iron Will Of Tyrese Haliburton Earns Pacers Game 5 Win, Iron Will Of Team Earns Pacers Series

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots the ball past Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis ... More Antetokounmpo, right, during the second half in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS – It would be easy to look at the Indiana Pacers victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series as a flukey, one-off event. The Pacers trailed by seven points with 40 seconds to go in overtime before a string of possessions broke their way – the Bucks missed a free throw and had two turnovers in that final minute, which gave Indiana a chance to steal the victory. They seized it. Andrew Nembhard hit a vital three-point shot with 35 seconds left before star guard Tyrese Haliburton took over, scoring an and-one layup at the cup before driving past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds to go. In 34 seconds, the blue and gold scored eight points and took advantage of crucial Milwaukee errors. They took Game 5. It was the Pacers fourth win in the best-of-seven set, meaning the magnificent close to the game gave them a spot in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoff field. Fans were leaving Gainbridge Fieldhouse when the Bucks took a 118-111 lead in the extra period. The result looked decided. But this Indiana group has shown an unmatched spirit in tight games, and they showed it on Tuesday night. “That was one of the craziest games I’ve personally been a part of,” Pacers center Myles Turner said after the game. “We never stopped believing.” What happened at the end of Pacers-Bucks Game 5? Turner noted that despite being down by multiple scores late, the Pacers were fueled by some trash talk coming from Bucks players. But Indiana kept their focus, and Haliburton took them home. For Haliburton, it was another signature moment against the Bucks. He finished a four-point play in the final seconds to take down Milwaukee during a regular season game in March, one of the best shots of his career. Last year, he hit a game-winning floater vs Milwaukee in Game 3 of a 2024 playoff series. Haliburton has tormented the NBA team from his home state many times in his career. It didn’t look like he was going to on Tuesday. After hitting a three to take the lead early in the bonus frame, Haliburton missed a shot near the basket, then was off target on three-straight outside shots. He kept missing as the Buckets surged ahead. The Iowa State product was off on another shot in transition, which was followed by another missed three. At the time, he was 1/7 from the field in the extra five-minute period. The Bucks led by seven. The game looked over. But as described, the visitors gave Indiana more chances. And Haliburton seized them, scoring six points in the final 17 seconds to put the game away. The two-time All-Star went through the incredible highs and painful lows of playoff basketball in a matter of minutes. “I missed a lot of easy ones there in the fourth,” Haliburton said, later sharing that he was discouraged after missing the outside shot he earned after an offensive rebound. “My teammates encouraged me to stay with it... it wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it.” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was proud of the bold nature his group showed during the final three quarters of the game as well as in overtime. It came down to his team, and his star player, making plays in the end. “When it comes to belief in himself. Tyrese has an iron will,” the head coach said of Haliburton. While this was just one instance of that iron will, albeit a major one, it added to a list of moments proving Carlisle’s point. Haliburton is among the best in the NBA when it comes to closing. He finished 14th in per-game clutch scoring and eighth in assists during the regular season. He had the seventh-best field goal percentage of all players with at least three clutch points per game – he paired high-level scoring and passing with efficiency. In general, that is what Haliburton does for the Pacers. When it’s winning time, he’s at his best. Game 5 ended up being one of those outings, and it became another signature moment for the Gold medalist. Carlisle believes Haliburton’s will comes from his work ethic and unafraid nature. The Pacers have trusted him in big moments since he came to the franchise in 2022, and Haliburton has delivered. When he did so in Game 5, he leapt onto the scorers table and celebrated with Indiana fans. In the past, he has skipped around or danced with his teammates – two celebrations that became well known both due to their frequency and their timing as they appeared in major moments. “Even though he missed a lot of shots, he still stayed the course. He was able to pull off some amazing stuff there at the end of the game,” Turner said of Haliburton’s moment. Haliburton’s iron will gets the Pacers where they want to go. They come out on top often, including in critical NBA Cup or postseason outings. Game 5 will be remembered for his heroics. But his play is just one part of what makes Indiana so impressive when the going gets tough. They are resilient and nearly impossible to vanquish. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – APRIL 29: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Indiana Pacers takes a shot over Giannis ... More Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 29, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Ask the Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers about toppling the Pacers in a tight game. The blue and gold won several close duels in the last two months thanks to their resolve. It all starts with Haliburton, but it’s a quality that the entire team possesses. Indiana won three games in a four-day stretch from March 17 to March 20, and ESPN’s win probability model gave the Pacers a less than 10% chance to win at some point in the fourth quarter during each of those games. Yet the Pacers, a roster of escape artists, won them all. It was an unusual stretch, and the Pacers were happy to have earned three victories. Yet the team was equally thrilled with those results since they knew it would give them a boost come playoff time. “I just feel like having those games, especially at the end of the season going into the playoffs, now we know what to do exactly,” Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin said in March. “I just feel like it’s a great thing to experience.” He was proven right during the Pacers first tight finish of the postseason. The Pacers were given a 0.5% chance to win after their deficit grew to seven with 40 seconds to go. They were in danger of heading to Milwaukee for a Game 6. But the Pacers have wiggled out of these situations before, and they did it again this time on a bigger stage. “I’ve never been a part of a game like that. Just finding ways to way,” Pacers reserve point guard T.J. McConnell said. Haliburton’s late baskets will end up, rightly, being the core memory of crunch time. But a huge three pointer from Nembhard, equally significant shots and rebounds from Aaron Nesmith, and the small but not forgotten overtime efforts of Pascal Siakam, Turner, and Jarace Walker all show that the Pacers have a strong team for crunch time. It isn’t just one individual. It’s a unit. Before overtime even began, the Pacers showed resolve by erasing a four-point deficit in the final minute of regulation. That was the easy part. Indiana refused to let Game 5 get away from them, and the Haliburton-led group – hardy as ever – was able to pull out a victory. Their mental improvement throughout the series was visible. It gave the Pacers a series win. They’ll play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, a formidable foe. But Indiana has to feel confident against anyone thanks to their offensive firepower, and if their clutch play continues to hold then the playoffs could be their time. The roster, full of players with iron will, is certainly capable of it. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2025/05/02/iron-will-of-tyrese-haliburton-earns-pacers-game-5-win-iron-will-of-team-earns-pacers-series/

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China's Central Bank and Eight Other Departments' Latest Regulatory Focus: Key Attention to RWA Tokenized Asset Risk


Foreword: Today, the People's Bank of China's website published the "Notice of the People's Bank of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, State Administration for Market Regulation, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Preventing and Dealing with Risks Related to Virtual Currency and Others (Yinfa [2026] No. 42)", the latest regulatory requirements from the eight departments including the central bank, which are basically consistent with the regulatory requirements of recent years. The main focus of the regulation is on speculative activities such as virtual currency trading, exchanges, ICOs, overseas platform services, and this time, regulatory oversight of RWA has been added, explicitly prohibiting RWA tokenization, stablecoins (especially those pegged to the RMB). The following is the full text:


To the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:


  Recently, there have been speculative activities related to virtual currency and Real-World Assets (RWA) tokenization, disrupting the economic and financial order and jeopardizing the property security of the people. In order to further prevent and address the risks related to virtual currency and Real-World Assets tokenization, effectively safeguard national security and social stability, in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China," "Law of the People's Republic of China on Commercial Banks," "Securities Law of the People's Republic of China," "Law of the People's Republic of China on Securities Investment Funds," "Law of the People's Republic of China on Futures and Derivatives," "Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China," "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Renminbi," "Regulations on Prevention and Disposal of Illegal Fundraising," "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Exchange Administration," "Telecommunications Regulations of the People's Republic of China," and other provisions, after reaching consensus with the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and with the approval of the State Council, the relevant matters are notified as follows:


  I. Clarify the essential attributes of virtual currency, Real-World Assets tokenization, and related business activities


  (I) Virtual currency does not possess the legal status equivalent to fiat currency. Virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, Tether, etc., have the main characteristics of being issued by non-monetary authorities, using encryption technology and distributed ledger or similar technology, existing in digital form, etc. They do not have legal tender status, should not and cannot be circulated and used as currency in the market.


  The business activities related to virtual currency are classified as illegal financial activities. The exchange of fiat currency and virtual currency within the territory, exchange of virtual currencies, acting as a central counterparty in buying and selling virtual currencies, providing information intermediary and pricing services for virtual currency transactions, token issuance financing, and trading of virtual currency-related financial products, etc., fall under illegal financial activities, such as suspected illegal issuance of token vouchers, unauthorized public issuance of securities, illegal operation of securities and futures business, illegal fundraising, etc., are strictly prohibited across the board and resolutely banned in accordance with the law. Overseas entities and individuals are not allowed to provide virtual currency-related services to domestic entities in any form.


  A stablecoin pegged to a fiat currency indirectly fulfills some functions of the fiat currency in circulation. Without the consent of relevant authorities in accordance with the law and regulations, any domestic or foreign entity or individual is not allowed to issue a RMB-pegged stablecoin overseas.


(II)Tokenization of Real-World Assets refers to the use of encryption technology and distributed ledger or similar technologies to transform ownership rights, income rights, etc., of assets into tokens (tokens) or other interests or bond certificates with token (token) characteristics, and carry out issuance and trading activities.


  Engaging in the tokenization of real-world assets domestically, as well as providing related intermediary, information technology services, etc., which are suspected of illegal issuance of token vouchers, unauthorized public offering of securities, illegal operation of securities and futures business, illegal fundraising, and other illegal financial activities, shall be prohibited; except for relevant business activities carried out with the approval of the competent authorities in accordance with the law and regulations and relying on specific financial infrastructures. Overseas entities and individuals are not allowed to illegally provide services related to the tokenization of real-world assets to domestic entities in any form.


  II. Sound Work Mechanism


  (III) Inter-agency Coordination. The People's Bank of China, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and other departments, will improve the work mechanism, strengthen coordination with the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, coordinate efforts, and overall guide regions to carry out risk prevention and disposal of virtual currency-related illegal financial activities.


  The China Securities Regulatory Commission, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the People's Bank of China, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and other departments, will improve the work mechanism, strengthen coordination with the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, coordinate efforts, and overall guide regions to carry out risk prevention and disposal of illegal financial activities related to the tokenization of real-world assets.


  (IV) Strengthening Local Implementation. The people's governments at the provincial level are overall responsible for the prevention and disposal of risks related to virtual currencies and the tokenization of real-world assets in their respective administrative regions. The specific leading department is the local financial regulatory department, with participation from branches and dispatched institutions of the State Council's financial regulatory department, telecommunications regulators, public security, market supervision, and other departments, in coordination with cyberspace departments, courts, and procuratorates, to improve the normalization of the work mechanism, effectively connect with the relevant work mechanisms of central departments, form a cooperative and coordinated working pattern between central and local governments, effectively prevent and properly handle risks related to virtual currencies and the tokenization of real-world assets, and maintain economic and financial order and social stability.


  III. Strengthened Risk Monitoring, Prevention, and Disposal


  (5) Enhanced Risk Monitoring. The People's Bank of China, China Securities Regulatory Commission, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Cyberspace Administration of China, and other departments continue to improve monitoring techniques and system support, enhance cross-departmental data analysis and sharing, establish sound information sharing and cross-validation mechanisms, promptly grasp the risk situation of activities related to virtual currency and real-world asset tokenization. Local governments at all levels give full play to the role of local monitoring and early warning mechanisms. Local financial regulatory authorities, together with branches and agencies of the State Council's financial regulatory authorities, as well as departments of cyberspace and public security, ensure effective connection between online monitoring, offline investigation, and fund tracking, efficiently and accurately identify activities related to virtual currency and real-world asset tokenization, promptly share risk information, improve early warning information dissemination, verification, and rapid response mechanisms.


  (6) Strengthened Oversight of Financial Institutions, Intermediaries, and Technology Service Providers. Financial institutions (including non-bank payment institutions) are prohibited from providing account opening, fund transfer, and clearing services for virtual currency-related business activities, issuing and selling financial products related to virtual currency, including virtual currency and related financial products in the scope of collateral, conducting insurance business related to virtual currency, or including virtual currency in the scope of insurance liability. Financial institutions (including non-bank payment institutions) are prohibited from providing custody, clearing, and settlement services for unauthorized real-world asset tokenization-related business and related financial products. Relevant intermediary institutions and information technology service providers are prohibited from providing intermediary, technical, or other services for unauthorized real-world asset tokenization-related businesses and related financial products.


  (7) Enhanced Management of Internet Information Content and Access. Internet enterprises are prohibited from providing online business venues, commercial displays, marketing, advertising, or paid traffic diversion services for virtual currency and real-world asset tokenization-related business activities. Upon discovering clues of illegal activities, they should promptly report to relevant departments and provide technical support and assistance for related investigations and inquiries. Based on the clues transferred by the financial regulatory authorities, the cyberspace administration, telecommunications authorities, and public security departments should promptly close and deal with websites, mobile applications (including mini-programs), and public accounts engaged in virtual currency and real-world asset tokenization-related business activities in accordance with the law.


  (8) Strengthened Entity Registration and Advertisement Management. Market supervision departments strengthen entity registration and management, and enterprise and individual business registrations must not contain terms such as "virtual currency," "virtual asset," "cryptocurrency," "crypto asset," "stablecoin," "real-world asset tokenization," or "RWA" in their names or business scopes. Market supervision departments, together with financial regulatory authorities, legally enhance the supervision of advertisements related to virtual currency and real-world asset tokenization, promptly investigating and handling relevant illegal advertisements.


  (IX) Continued Rectification of Virtual Currency Mining Activities. The National Development and Reform Commission, together with relevant departments, strictly controls virtual currency mining activities, continuously promotes the rectification of virtual currency mining activities. The people's governments of various provinces take overall responsibility for the rectification of "mining" within their respective administrative regions. In accordance with the requirements of the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments in the "Notice on the Rectification of Virtual Currency Mining Activities" (NDRC Energy-saving Building [2021] No. 1283) and the provisions of the "Guidance Catalog for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2024 Edition)," a comprehensive review, investigation, and closure of existing virtual currency mining projects are conducted, new mining projects are strictly prohibited, and mining machine production enterprises are strictly prohibited from providing mining machine sales and other services within the country.


  (X) Severe Crackdown on Related Illegal Financial Activities. Upon discovering clues to illegal financial activities related to virtual currency and the tokenization of real-world assets, local financial regulatory authorities, branches of the State Council's financial regulatory authorities, and other relevant departments promptly investigate, determine, and properly handle the issues in accordance with the law, and seriously hold the relevant entities and individuals legally responsible. Those suspected of crimes are transferred to the judicial authorities for processing according to the law.


 (XI) Severe Crackdown on Related Illegal and Criminal Activities. The Ministry of Public Security, the People's Bank of China, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, as well as judicial and procuratorial organs, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, rigorously crack down on illegal and criminal activities related to virtual currency, the tokenization of real-world assets, such as fraud, money laundering, illegal business operations, pyramid schemes, illegal fundraising, and other illegal and criminal activities carried out under the guise of virtual currency, the tokenization of real-world assets, etc.


  (XII) Strengthen Industry Self-discipline. Relevant industry associations should enhance membership management and policy advocacy, based on their own responsibilities, advocate and urge member units to resist illegal financial activities related to virtual currency and the tokenization of real-world assets. Member units that violate regulatory policies and industry self-discipline rules are to be disciplined in accordance with relevant self-regulatory management regulations. By leveraging various industry infrastructure, conduct risk monitoring related to virtual currency, the tokenization of real-world assets, and promptly transfer issue clues to relevant departments.


  IV. Strict Supervision of Domestic Entities Engaging in Overseas Business Activities


(XIII) Without the approval of relevant departments in accordance with the law and regulations, domestic entities and foreign entities controlled by them may not issue virtual currency overseas.


  (XIV) Domestic entities engaging directly or indirectly in overseas external debt-based tokenization of real-world assets, or conducting asset securitization activities abroad based on domestic ownership rights, income rights, etc. (hereinafter referred to as domestic equity), should be strictly regulated in accordance with the principles of "same business, same risk, same rules." The National Development and Reform Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and other relevant departments regulate it according to their respective responsibilities. For other forms of overseas real-world asset tokenization activities based on domestic equity by domestic entities, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, together with relevant departments, supervise according to their division of responsibilities. Without the consent and filing of relevant departments, no unit or individual may engage in the above-mentioned business.


  (15) Overseas subsidiaries and branches of domestic financial institutions providing Real World Asset Tokenization-related services overseas shall do so legally and prudently. They shall have professional personnel and systems in place to effectively mitigate business risks, strictly implement customer onboarding, suitability management, anti-money laundering requirements, and incorporate them into the domestic financial institutions' compliance and risk management system. Intermediaries and information technology service providers offering Real World Asset Tokenization services abroad based on domestic equity or conducting Real World Asset Tokenization business in the form of overseas debt for domestic entities directly or indirectly venturing abroad must strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations. They should establish and improve relevant compliance and internal control systems in accordance with relevant normative requirements, strengthen business and risk control, and report the business developments to the relevant regulatory authorities for approval or filing.


  V. Strengthen Organizational Implementation


  (16) Strengthen organizational leadership and overall coordination. All departments and regions should attach great importance to the prevention of risks related to virtual currencies and Real World Asset Tokenization, strengthen organizational leadership, clarify work responsibilities, form a long-term effective working mechanism with centralized coordination, local implementation, and shared responsibilities, maintain high pressure, dynamically monitor risks, effectively prevent and mitigate risks in an orderly and efficient manner, legally protect the property security of the people, and make every effort to maintain economic and financial order and social stability.


  (17) Widely carry out publicity and education. All departments, regions, and industry associations should make full use of various media and other communication channels to disseminate information through legal and policy interpretation, analysis of typical cases, and education on investment risks, etc. They should promote the illegality and harm of virtual currencies and Real World Asset Tokenization-related businesses and their manifestations, fully alert to potential risks and hidden dangers, and enhance public awareness and identification capabilities for risk prevention.


  VI. Legal Responsibility


  (18) Engaging in illegal financial activities related to virtual currencies and Real World Asset Tokenization in violation of this notice, as well as providing services for virtual currencies and Real World Asset Tokenization-related businesses, shall be punished in accordance with relevant regulations. If it constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued according to the law. For domestic entities and individuals who knowingly or should have known that overseas entities illegally provided virtual currency or Real World Asset Tokenization-related services to domestic entities and still assisted them, relevant responsibilities shall be pursued according to the law. If it constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued according to the law.


  (19) If any unit or individual invests in virtual currencies, Real World Asset Tokens, and related financial products against public order and good customs, the relevant civil legal actions shall be invalid, and any resulting losses shall be borne by them. If there are suspicions of disrupting financial order and jeopardizing financial security, the relevant departments shall deal with them according to the law.


  This notice shall enter into force upon the date of its issuance. The People's Bank of China and ten other departments' "Notice on Further Preventing and Dealing with the Risks of Virtual Currency Trading Speculation" (Yinfa [2021] No. 237) is hereby repealed.


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