At half past eight in the morning on April 24, Beijing time, in the second round of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs in the 23-24 season, the Bucks hosted the Pacers.
In this game, Brother Alphabet was sidelined again due to injury, and Lillard led the team.
At the end of the first half, the Pacers led the Bucks by 5 points at 60:55, and the Bucks collapsed in the second half, surrendering early in the last four minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Pacers led by as many as 23 points, and finally the Pacers defeated the Bucks on the road, which was also the first game of the playoffs in the league so far.
Pacers player stats
Siakam: 13-of-19 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers, 2-of-3 free throws, 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists
Turner: 6-of-9 on two-pointers, 3-of-6 on three-pointers and 1-of-1 on free throws, finishing with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists
Nembhard: 7-of-8 from two-point range, 1-of-3 from three-point range, 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
Haliburton: 1-of-3 from two-point range, 3-of-7 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, 12 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists
Bucks player stats
Lillard: 4-of-8 from two-point range, 6-of-13 from three-point range, 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, and finished with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
Lopez: 2-of-6 from two-point range and 6-of-7 from three-point range, finishing with 22 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists
Middleton: 5-of-11 from two-point range, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 15 points, five rebounds and six assists