Brother Alphabet continues to be sidelined
Without Brother Alphabet, the Bucks still defeated the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs G1, and Lillard's miracle of 35 points in the half made people realize that Ginger is still old and spicy. The problem with the Pacers is obvious, they are an offensive team, and it is normal for them to not be able to defend the Bucks, but it is somewhat surprising that they only scored 94 points in a single game. Throughout the regular season, the Pacers scored less than 100 points in only one game, but they also scored 99 points in that game. For the Pacers to get back on offense, Haliburton will have to step up.
Game 2 of the series is crucial for the Pacers, who can win the series and have the upper hand in the series, but the Bucks have proven themselves. Brother Alphabet can actually play, but for the sake of safety, the team still let Brother Alphabet continue to truce, after all, now, the Bucks are unchanged to respond to all changes.
The Pacers take revenge on the Bucks
At the beginning of the first quarter, Lillard continued to fire up, shooting 4 of 6, 3 of 5 three-point shots, scoring 15 points and 1 rebound, and Da Lopez also had 9 points, 1 assist and 1 block on 3 of 4 three-point shots, the team scored 26 points in a single quarter, but the Pacers scored 30 points, including Siakam 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Haliburton 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Lillard continued to exert his strength, scoring 11 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 3-of-6 shooting, and had 26 points in the half, Middleton also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Bucks scored 29 points in a single quarter.
Haliburton had only 3 points and 3 assists, but Siakam had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team scored another 30 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Pacers led the Bucks by five points at 60-55. In the second half, Lillard scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Portis also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Middleton had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Bucks scored 28 points in a single quarter. Siakam had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 4-of-4 shooting, Nembhard had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Turner had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Pacers scored 32 points in a single quarter and successfully stretched the gap to 9 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Bucks once narrowed the gap to 4 points, Siakam scored consecutive points, and the Pacers played a wave of 23-4 offensive climax, directly stretching the difference to 23 points, with only 6 minutes left, and the game completely lost suspense. The buck struggled for a while, but to no avail. In the end, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108, and the series was tied 1-1.
First away win in the playoffs
The Pacers beat the Bucks to claim their first playoff win on the road, after the Lakers and Suns, as well as the 76ers, were both in a desperate situation of falling behind 2-0, with only the Pacers taking a win. Of course, Antetokounmpo's absence was key to the Bucks' loss, but it was also part of the game. Siakam was undoubtedly the team's number one contributor to winning the game, with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 16-of-23 shooting and 3-of-4 three-point shooting, Turner 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Nembhard 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Haliburton 12 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists, and Nesmith 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
With 38 assists in a single game, the Pacers played their own offense, as for the Bucks, the whole team only had 24 assists, Lillard shot 10 of 21, 6 of 13 three-point shots, and got 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Big Lopez shot 8-of-13 from the field and 6-of-7 from three-point range, with 22 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Middleton had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Portis had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and only four players on the team scored double-doubles.