They understand the situation they are in, so they also don't expect to make the playoffs because they can justify it. It was a gamble to still play Haliburton in the finals even though he was already injured, and now they will be paying for a whole season without him. That will have a big impact because ticket sales will likely drop if they can't be as competitive as before.
This is a very bad decision for their team to risk their star player health that will cost his total career in the future. He will received negative criticism regardless if he will play or not if they lose the game so he should just sit on the bench and trust his teammate.
He can also just play on crucial time like 4th quarter and very minimal minutes every quarter to lessen his foot pressure.