On April 24, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially started, and the Bucks hosted the Pacers. Before the game, the Bucks had already taken a 1-0 lead, and today they must want to go further and get the match point directly, while the Pacers, on the other hand, have no way back, they must do their best to win the game to turn the score into a 1-1 draw, otherwise the team that is behind 0-2 in the best-of-7 format has little chance. The Pacers starting lineup: Haliburton, Siakam, Turner, Nesmith, Nembhard, and the Bucks' starting five: Lillard, Portis, Lopez, Beverley, Middleton.
At the beginning of the game, Da Luo hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc to give the Bucks the lead, and then Lillard chased a three-pointer to give the Bucks a perfect start 6-0. Turner made a mid-range jumper for the Pacers to chase points, Haliburton also hit a three-point shot, and the Pacers returned a 5-0 run. Lillard then hit four free throws in a row, Siakam immediately returned the color with a three-point shot, Da Luo hit a three-point shot from a distance, Siakam threw back from close range, Lillard countered with a three-point shot, Nesmouth made a three-point return on the right side, Da Luo also had a three-point at the top of the arc, and the Bucks stopped the Pacers while establishing a six-point lead at 19-13.
After the timeout, Lillard broke through for a layup, Nembhard returned the color for a mid-range jumper, Turner continued to chase the score with an empty cut, Beasley responded with a breakthrough layup, and Toppin scored a layup, and the Pacers chased the score to 22-23 as Shepard hit a three-point shot from a distance. Toppin scored two second-time offensive rebounds, Lillard responded with a three-pointer and Siakam hit an inside shot, and the Bucks trailed the Pacers by four points at 26-30 in the first quarter.
Toppin hit a three-point shot from a distance as soon as he came on the court in the second quarter, Green immediately broke through to a layup and hit a 2+1 response, Siakam made a mid-range throw, Lillard responded with two free throws, and as Lillard counterattacked with a three-point shot, the Bucks chased the score to 34-35. Middleton hit a mid-range jumper, Portis countered with a layup, Nembhard countered with a layup, and Nesmouth hit a three-pointer on the right side to give the Pacers a 40-38 lead.
Middleton hit a mid-range jumper, Turner hit a mid-range strong shot, Da Luo crossed Yang with a three-pointer on the right side, Connaughton counterattacked and made a layup, and Siakam hit a three-pointer on a backhand, and the two teams fought to a 45-45 tie. Lillard's three-point bag on the right side was accurate, Crowder hit both free throws, Turner responded with a mid-range throw, Siakam broke through and hit a layup, Middleton hit a mid-range jumper in color, Siakam cut to the basket and hit again, Lillard made a three-point shot from a distance and hit the soul, Nesmouth responded with a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Siakam could still hit a three-point shot on the right side, and at halftime, the Bucks trailed the Pacers by 55-60 by 5 points.
In the second half, the Pacers took the lead to stretch the margin to nine points, while the Bucks, led by Lillard, stubbornly closed the margin to one point. At the critical moment, Turner played 2+1, Sika and Haliburton took turns to attack, and the Pacers extended their advantage and led 92-83 into the final quarter. In the final quarter, the Pacers did not let the opponent further narrow the difference, and a wave of 23-4 offensive climax made the difference instantly come to 23 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Pacers won 125-108 against the Bucks to pull one back.
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