Tyrese Haliburton vs Jalen Brunson – Who has better stats in the Eastern Conference Finals 2025?

The Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 turned out quite differently from the Western Conference Finals. While the Oklahoma City Thunder entered the NBA finals after securing a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5, the New York Knicks kept their chances at entering the finals intact by securing a notable win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The highly competitive scenario in the Eastern Conference has been further instigated by the professional rivalry between Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Brunson. With the conclusion of Game 5, let’s have a look at the personal stats of the players up until now in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton's clash continues as the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 5The unsettled beef between the Indiana Pacers' point guard, Tyrese Haliburton and the New York Knicks’ point guard, Jalen Brunson, is something that has not only grabbed the fans within the NBA community but also across other sports like the WWE, when Triple H commented on the teams making it to the conference finals. With some neck-to-neck performances from the respective teams, the Indiana Pacers are leading the conference finals with a 3-2 lead over the New York Knicks after Game 5.

JALEN BRUNSON TONIGHT:

32 POINTS
5 ASSISTS
5 REBOUNDS
12/18 FGM
4/7 3PM
4/4 FTM pic.twitter.com/uUgv0K0RRi

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 30, 2025

Both Haliburton and Brunson have led their respective teams, the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks, to the much-deserved victories, intensifying the conference finals. While both players have had the NBA analysts divided over their playoff run throughout the season, let’s have a look at the individual stats of the players in the conference finals until now.

Tyrese Haliburton tonight:

8 Points
2/7 FGM
0/2 3PM
-23 +/- pic.twitter.com/rR5iU2UTML

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 30, 2025

Eastern Conference finals Game 1Tyrese Haliburton - 31 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists
Jalen Brunson - 43 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists

Eastern Conference finals Game 2Tyrese Haliburton - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists
Jalen Brunson - 36 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists

Eastern Conference finals Game 3Tyrese Haliburton - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
Jalen Brunson - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist

Eastern Conference finals Game 4Tyrese Haliburton - 32 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists
Jalen Brunson - 31 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists

Eastern Conference finals Game 5Tyrese Haliburton - 8 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists
Jalen Brunson - 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists

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On average, despite the New York Knicks lagging behind the Indiana Pacers by 2-3 in the conference finals, Brunson has a better individual scoring average than Haliburton. However, the Pacers’ guard leads the comparison with a higher average of rebounds and assists during the 5 matches held in the finals.