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 first quarter of the game, the Bucks scored two three-pointers in a row by Da Lopez and Lillard, and Lillard, who had a hot hand at the beginning, made a total of 5 three-pointers to give the Bucks the first 19 points, stopping the Pacers 19-13, and one accident was that Middleton accidentally returned to the locker room early.
Entering the rotation lineup stage, the Pacers suddenly made a force, Topin scored consecutive points, and the Pacers stopped the Bucks with a 24-23 lead. Siakam scored back-to-back points at the end of the quarter to give the Pacers a 30-26 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Middleton continued to play, Siakam singled Middleton and scored after the Pacers led 35-29, and then Lillard hit a three-pointer to chase 34-35, the Pacers called a timeout, the Bucks came back to continue scoring, and forced the Pacers to continue to take a timeout after the 38-35 overtake.
Haliburton hit an open three-pointer and the Pacers took a 40-38 lead again, and then the two teams played back and forth, leading each other and tying it many times, Siakam hit two points and Lillard responded with a three-pointer, Nembhard and Siakam hit back-to-back three-pointers after the Pacers led 60-55, Haliburton missed a three-pointer and ended the first half with the Pacers leading 60-55.
Halftime stats, Pacers Siakam 21 points, Turner 8 points, Nembhard 7 points, Haliburton 6 points and 8 assists, Bucks Lillard 26 points, Big Lopez 12 points, Middleton 6 points.
The Pacers started the third quarter with a 9-3 run after back-to-back scores from Siakam and Nembhard to take a 69-58 lead to stop the Bucks. 69-62 The two sides clashed, and Nembhard made a technical foul with an iron elbow against Beverley. After Portis scored 2+1, the Bucks chased it to 68-74, and Turner immediately made a three-pointer, and the initiative was still in the hands of the Pacers. Lillard then stepped up, and after Lillard forced a 2+1 score, Portis threw in to score, and the Pacers called a timeout after the Bucks chased 76-79.
After the Bucks trailed 80-82, Siakam and Haliburton scored back-to-back points, McConnell hit two free throws and the Pacers led 88-80, and Siakam scored after the Pacers led 92-83 to end the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Bucks stopped the Pacers 4-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Connaughton called a timeout and hit a free throw, the Pacers led 92-88, and the Pacers hit a wave of 8-0 after Siakam hit consecutive shots, 100-88 to stop the Bucks. After the timeout, the Bucks scored a score, but the Pacers' offense continued to be online, Turner hit a three-point shot and the Pacers led 105-92, Siakam and Turner continued to score, Haliburton hit a three-pointer and the Pacers led 115-92, the Pacers played a wave of 23-4, Beverley made a foul 2+1 after the Bucks fell behind 97-117, and then the two sides replaced the bench, the game lost suspense, and finally, the Pacers beat the Bucks 125-108.
Technical statistics
Bucks: Portis 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Middleton 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Da Lo 22 points and 3 assists, Beverley 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Lillard 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Crowder 2 points and 2 rebounds, Connaughton 5 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Beasley 4 points and 2 rebounds, AJ Green 5 points and 3 rebounds, Andre Jackson 2 points and 2 assists
Pacers: Siakam 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Nesmith 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Turner 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Nembhard 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Haliburton 12 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists, Toppin 9 points and 8 rebounds, McConaughey 6 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Shepard 8 points and 3 rebounds