On April 24, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA playoffs, the Bucks ushered in the G2 battle with the Pacers at home, and the Bucks, who lacked Brother Alphabet in the G1 game, defeated the Pacers by 15 points, and the Pacers were aiming to equalize, can they do it?
In the first quarter of the game, Da Luo and Lillard scored three points, the Bucks were 6-0, Turner and Haliburton scored 5 points in a row, Lillard made 4 free throws and 4 hits, the Bucks were 10-5, Siakam and Nesmith scored in a row, Da Luo and Lillard hit three points in a row, with a difference of 8 points, Nembhard, Toppin, Turner, Shepard overtook 3 points, Lillard scored three points, Siakam scored 4 points in a row, and the Pacers led 30-26 in the first quarter. Lillard scored 15 points in the first quarter and Siakam had nine.
In the second quarter of the game, Toppin scored three points, the Pacers led by 7 points, Green, Lillard, Middleton, Portis scored 3 points, Nembhard and Haliburton scored 2 points, Middleton and Connaughton scored 3 points, Siakam, Nesmith, Turner scored, Lillard, Crowder, Middleton responded, the two sides were tied, Nembhard and Siakam scored in a row, Lillard scored three points, and the Walkers led 60-55 at halftime. Lillard finished with 26 points, one rebound and two assists on 7-of-12 shooting (6-of-11 from three-point range) in the half, while Siakam finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists on 8-of-14 shooting (3-of-4 from three-point range).
In the third quarter of the game, Siakam, Nembhard, and Nesmith teamed up to score, and only Da Luo scored on the Bucks' side, and the difference came to 11 points, Middleton, Beverley, and Lillard chased the difference to 5 points, Siakam, Nembhard, and Turner scored, Lillard and Portis chased the points strongly, and the difference was 1 point, Turner, Siakam, and Haliburton expanded the difference to 8 points, Middleton scored, McConnell, and Siakam responded, and the Pacers led 92-83 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Middleton and Connaughton chased the difference to 4 points, Nesmith, Shepherd, and Siakam expanded the difference to 12 points, Portis and Da Luo scored, McConnell, Turner, Siakam, and Haliburton played a scoring tide, and the difference came to 23 points, Da Luo and Beverley scored, Siakam and Nembhard responded, and the difference was 22 points. Green chased the difference to 15 points, Haliburton made 1 of 2 free throws, Jackson made a basket to score 14 points, Shepard made a three-pointer and a 17-point difference, with 43 seconds left in the game, the suspense was lost, and finally the Pacers beat the Bucks 125-108.
Siakam scored 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 16-of-23 (3-of-4 three-pointers), made 0 turnovers, and played a perfect performance, and in the G1 game, he scored 36 points and 13 boards on 15-of-25 shooting, scoring 35+ points in 2 consecutive games, Siakam played a miracle performance and set a career playoff record. Turner had 22 points, seven boards, six assists and three blocks on 9-of-15 shooting, Nembhard had 20 points, four boards and three assists on 8-of-11 shooting, Haliburton had 12 points, four boards and 12 assists on 4-of-10 shooting, and Nesmith had 11 points, five boards and seven assists.
Lillard had 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 10-of-21 shooting (6-of-13 from three-point range), Da Lo had 22 points, 1 board, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 8-of-13 shooting, Middleton had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-14 shooting, Portis had 14 points and 11 boards, and Beverley had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
The series was tied 1-1 after this game, but the Bucks lost home-court advantage, and if the Pacers did not return in time for the subsequent games, the Pacers would have the advantage, and the trend of this round changed dramatically.