On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Pacers challenged the Bucks away. The Pacers finished sixth in the East over the 76ers and avoided a play-in tournament. The Bucks, on the other hand, suffered a losing streak after Antetokounmpo was injured and were overtaken by the Knicks at the last minute, finishing third in the East. The two teams have won and lost each other in the previous match, and in this game, Brother Alphabet was absent due to injury, and Lillard led the team with a single core.
At the beginning of the game, the Bucks felt hot at the beginning, especially Lillard, who scored 10 points in the first 5 minutes, and was in a brave state!
Lillard drives to layup
The Pacers, on the other hand, felt cold and repeatedly missed three-point shooting, except for Siakam, who turned into blacksmiths. The Pacers are the league's offensive team, and when the offense can't be opened, the defense is inherently useless, repeatedly leaking, and being suppressed by the Bucks on the court. Lillard had a strong first quarter, finishing with 19 points, three rebounds and two assists on 6-of-11 shooting. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Pacers 30-21.
Lillard made a three-pointer at the buzzer
The second quarter continued, and Lillard came back with two consecutive long-range shots, Portis scored six points in a row after a dunk, and the Bucks extended their lead to 15 points. The Pacers, on the other hand, continued to play iron, and the offense did not improve, shooting only 3 of 18 from three-point range in the half, and the defense was a big colander. With Middleton assisting Crowder scoring on a layup, the Bucks unleashed a 24-4 attack wave to extend their lead to 21 points. At halftime, the Bucks led by 27 points at halftime 69:42.
Lillard three plus one
At halftime, Siakam for the Pacers played well and scored 19 points and 5 rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting, while other teammates struggled to contribute. For the Bucks, Lillard was supernatural in the half, shooting 11 of 19, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and slashing 35 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
After the rematch, the Pacers changed their offensive strategy, and they switched to playing inside when they didn't feel good on the outside, and Siakam and Turner began to frequently impact the Bucks basket. Siakam scored 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting in the third quarter. At the same time, the Pacers adopted a trap tactic for Lillard, who was hot in the hand, causing Lillard to go 0-of-3 in the third quarter and not score. With Lillard restricted, the Bucks also fell into a scoring panic, scoring a point in the last four minutes of the third quarter, and the Pacers forced the deficit to 12 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks 83:71 Pacers.
Rivers panicked
In the crucial fourth quarter, Middleton stepped up and hit a three-point shot to help the Bucks stabilize the situation. Then, Crowder and Beasley hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the Bucks regained the lead to 20 points. The Pacers, on the other hand, began to play iron frequently, and the score difference remained around 20 points. In the end, the Bucks 109:94 Pacers.
Lillard scored 35 points in the first half and 0 points in the second half, and there was no one!
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