On April 24, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs G2, the Bucks continued to play against the Pacers at home, and Antetokounmpo was still absent. In the end, the Bucks lost to the Pacers 108-125, and the score was 1-1. Lillard scored 34 points in the air, Rivers conceded early in the fourth quarter, and Lillard rested five minutes early.
In the G1 game, Lillard scored 35 points in the half to lead the Bucks to open up the gap early, and even if there was no score in the second half, the Bucks still won the game steadily.
Lillard still had an excellent offensive touch in this game, scoring 15 points in the first quarter and 26 points in the half, but the difference was that the Bucks trailed by 5 points at the end of the half.
In the third quarter, Lillard scored consecutive points in the final period to close the gap, and Lillard scored 34 points at the end of the third quarter.
Entering the fourth quarter, the Pacers went on a 23-4 run to extend the lead to 23 points, Rivers replaced Lillard five minutes early, and Lillard did not score on 0-of-3 shooting in the fourth quarter.
Lillard played 39 minutes in the game, scoring 34 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal on 10-of-21 shooting, 6-of-13 three-pointers, 8-of-9 free throws, and a plus/minus of -24. In the two games, Lillard combined 61 points in the first half, 8 points in the second half, and 0 points in the final quarter.
In this game, the G1 Pacers, who were out of standard, regained their offensive touch, but the most crucial player was still Siakam.
Including Haliburton, the Pacers are very reliant on veterans due to the lack of playoff experience of several important players. In the G1 game, Siakam had 36 points and 14 rebounds, and his 36 points were also the highest points in a single game in the playoffs.
In this game, Siakam continued to play the role of the team's number one thigh, scoring 21 points in the first half, and Siakam played 36 minutes in the whole game, scoring 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 16-of-23 shooting, 3-of-4 three-pointers, 2-of-3 free throws, and 37 points once again refreshed Siakam's personal single-game playoff high.
Siakam started the playoffs with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in both games, becoming the first player since Chamberlain in 1967 to do so.