On April 24, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Bucks welcomed Game 2 of the Synchronous Walkers series at home. In this game, the Pacers came out in the second half of the third quarter and the fourth quarter, and finally they defeated the Bucks 125-108 to tie the series at 1-1. It is worth mentioning that the Pacers are the first team to win on the road since the start of this season's playoffs.
Bucks: Lillard 34 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Lopez 22 points, Middleton 15 points and 6 assists, Portis 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Pacers: Siakam 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Nembhard 20 points, Nesmith 11 points and 7 assists, Haliburton 12 points and 12 assists.
In the first quarter, Lillard and Lopez were on fire, scoring the first 21 points of the Bucks, and under the leadership of the two, the Bucks led 21-13 at 4:57. The Pacers regained their touch in the second half of the game, hitting a 13-2 spurt to take a 26-23 lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led the Bucks by four points, 30-26.
The Bucks went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter to give the Pacers a three-point lead at 38-35. The Pacers scored five straight points to reassert their lead, after which the two sides were locked in a stalemate on the court, with the score alternating leads. The Pacers ended the half with two three-pointers in the final 1:20 to take a five-point lead at 60-55.
Smith and Nembhard scored seven straight points in the third quarter as the Pacers stretched the deficit to double digits at 69-58. In the second half, the Bucks launched an 8-0 attack wave, chasing 78-79 with 3:58 and only one point behind. The Pacers went on a 10-3 run in the final two-and-a-half minutes, and the Pacers led the Bucks 92-83 at the end of the third quarter.
The Bucks scored five straight points in the opening period of the final quarter to chase the deficit to just four points at 88-92. The Pacers, led by Siakam, went on an 8-0 run and the Pacers led by 100-88 to 12 points at 9:19. Turner and Haliburton hit three three-pointers in succession, and after the Pacers went on a 13-0 run, the difference was stretched to more than 20 points, and the game lost suspense early. In the end, the game ended with the Pacers beating the Bucks 125-108.