At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 24, the NBA playoff matchup is in full swing, and the Milwaukee Bucks continue to sit at home to face the Indiana Pacers. The G2 battle between the two teams is about to start, and the Bucks' 15-point advantage in the first game overwhelmed the Pacers, and they can crush the whole game, which is still without Brother Alphabet, Lillard scored 35 points in the half, playing a dream back to the peak performance. Before entering the playoffs, there were still many people worried about whether the Bucks would be upset, because during the regular season, the Bucks did not play as dominant as they imagined, with a final record of 49 wins and 33 losses in the regular season, which also created their lowest winning percentage in the past 6 seasons, and Lillard's personal state was very unstable.
Having said that, Lillard is also a player who has seen the big scene, and has had many playoff highlights, and as long as he can get his touch back, the Bucks will not be able to lose. Team-mate Middleton also praised Dalillard after the last game: "It's fantastic, I see him on TV a lot and we saw it in the first game of the season. I've seen it before as an opponent and it's great to be on the same page. He set the tone for us. He opened the fire as soon as he came on and created a great start for us that stayed until the end of the game. "For the Pacers, as a young dark horse team, they do lack some playoff experience, and if they can play with the offensive rhythm in training in high-intensity games, it is the first problem they need to solve.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Pacers are sent: Lillard, Middleton, Portis, Lopez, Beverley, and the Pacers are sent, Siakam, Haliburton, Turner, Nesmith, Nembhard. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Lopez jumped to win, the Bucks took the lead in getting the ball, Lopez hit a three-shot shot at the top of the arc and scored the first goal of the game, Lillard chased a three-point shot and directly blossomed, Turner made a strong attack in the restricted area, and also opened the door for the Pacers, Haliburton hit a three-pointer in a big empty position, Lillard hit the basket to make a kill, and relied on free throws to score 5 points in a row. Nesmith's bottom-corner three-pointer also hollowed into the net, and Lillard continued G1's hot hand, scoring consecutive three-pointers in the opening game to lead the Bucks to a nearly 10-point lead.
However, the good times did not last long, the Pacers began to launch a counterattack at the end of the quarter, Siakam scored consecutive mid-range shots, Topin's ultra-long three-pointer pierced the heart, and the score was also overtaken, and the first quarter of the game ended, although Lillard scored 15 points in a single quarter, the Pacers outscored the Bucks by 4 points 30-26. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Topping made a three-point shot on the wing and hollowed into the net to help the Pacers take the next city, AJ Green made a tough confrontation layup and made a 2+1, Siakam felt hot, and all kinds of mid-range dry pull-out jumpers could be scored, Lillard was not to be outdone, the three-point firepower was full, and repeated outside goals responded, Haliburton's bottom corner three-point shot also blossomed directly, Middleton stopped and pulled out a two-point jumper, Turner ate cakes in the restricted area and smashed his hands with a hammer, and Lillard scored another goal after three points.
The scores of the two teams were tight, and the Pacers maintained a slight lead, and at halftime, the Pacers led the Bucks by five points at 60-55. In the first half, Siakam had 21 points and seven rebounds, and Lillard had 26 points and two assists. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Siakam cut the basket and flew to pick up the basket, opening the third quarter of the game, Nesmith 45-degree angle three-point fire hollow into the net, Nembhard sliding and throwing also hit hard, the Pacers opened a wave of offense to expand the difference to double digits, Middleton hit the basket to help the Bucks stop the bleeding in time, Portis turned around and shook off the defense, and scored a layup and added free throws, Turner's chasing three-point shot immediately returned to color, Lillard arrived in the second half, and the feeling outside the three-point line began to decline, while the Pacers were all soldiers, and there were all kinds of sudden shots。
The Pacers also continued to dominate, leading the Bucks by nine points at 92-83 after three quarters. In the final quarter, the Bucks fighting at home completely collapsed, Lillard's miracle was no more, and other players were difficult to play. On the Pacers' side, there is a supernatural Siakam, who scored consecutive points in the middle distance, leading the Pacers to expand the difference to more than 20 points, and there were still 3 minutes before the end of the game, the Bucks gave up the game early and replaced the bench lineup, and in the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 125-108 away and became the first team to win the playoffs.
In terms of statistics, on the Pacers' side, Siakam was 16 of 23 with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Haliburton had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists, Turner had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Nesmith had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and Nembhard had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. On the Bucks side, Lillard scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Middleton had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Portis had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Lopez had 22 points and 3 assists.