Pacers vs Bucks
The NBA playoffs continue with the Bucks at home against the Pacers in the first round of G2. With Lillard's 35-point half-time performance, Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead, and Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to miss the game due to injury. Haliburton didn't make a good playoff debut, and it will be interesting to see if he can bounce back this game. How Indiana limits Lillard and how the Bucks defend Siakam is a big attraction.
Siakam 37+11+6, Lillard 34+5+6 3-pointers, the Bucks are defeated!Haliburton 12+12!
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Da Luo and Lillard made difficulties on the outside, Turner scored from mid-range, Haliburton hit a three-pointer, and Lillard made 5 of 6 free throws to color. Siakam and Da Lo exchanged long-range shots, Siakam hit a board to score, and Lillard hit another three-pointer. Neysmith hit a long-range shot, and Da Luo continued to attack from the outside, and also blocked Siakam with a big hat.
Big Lo defends Siakam
Haliburton was also blocked, Lillard scored on a layup, Nembhard scored from mid-range, and Turner dunked. Beasley and Toppin each scored on layups, Shepard scored from the outside, Toppin scored on a layup, and Doug Rivers called a timeout. Toppin hit a 2+0 shot, and the Pacers launched a 13-2 offensive run to overtake the score. Beasley steals, Haliburton delivers a big hat, and Lillard hits a three-pointer to break the deadlock for the Bucks. Siakam scored four points on consecutive free throws, and at the end of the first quarter, the Bucks trailed 26-30 and Lillard scored 15 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Toppin scored from the outside, Green responded with 2+1, Siakam hit a jumper, Lillard hit 2 free throws, and then scored a three-pointer to color. Carlisle called a timeout, Middleton scored from mid-range, Portis scored in the low post, and the Bucks went on a 9-0 run. Carlisle called a timeout again, Nembhard scored on a layup, Haliburton hit a three-pointer and the Pacers scored five straight points.
Siakam defends Lillard
Middleton and Turner battled each other in the middle range, Da Luo scored another three-pointer, Connaughton scored on a throw, and Siakam scored from the outside. Lillard and Nesmith exchanged long-range shots, Crowder hit 2 free throws, and Turner and Siakam hit the basket one after another. Middleton and Lillard continued to challenge from mid-to-long range, Siakam scored a layup, and Nembhard and Siakam worked together on the outside. At halftime, the Pacers led 60-55.
In the first half, Portis had 2 points and 8 rebounds, Middleton had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Da Luo had 12 points, Beverley had 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lillard had 26 points and 2 assists. Siakam had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Nesmith had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Turner had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Nembhard had 7 points, Haliburton had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and Toppin had 9 points and 4 rebounds.
Haliburton defends Lillard
In the rematch, Siakam scored 2 goals on a layup, Da Luo hit another three-pointer, Nembhard hit a 2+0 shot, Nesmith scored on the outside, and the Pacers played a 9-3 offensive run to extend the difference to 11 points, and Lao Li asked for a timeout. Middleton scored on a strong single shot, Beverley hit 2 free throws, Turner blocked Portis's dunk, Beverley steals and has a fierce physical confrontation with Nembhard, the referee determines that the latter is a technical foul, and Lillard hits a free throw. Nembhard made 1 of 2 free throws and Lillard scored on a layup.
Siakam and Nembhard hit the inside line one after another to score points, Portis responded with 2+1, and Turner hit a three-pointer. Middleton scored a high jumper, Nembhard and Portis each scored on free throws, Lillard hit 2+1, Portis scored in the penalty area, and Carlisle asked for a timeout. Lillard hit a board, and the Bucks went on an 8-0 run to deliver a one-point deficit. Turner made a strong attack on the inside to make it 2+1, and Portis and Siakam fought in the penalty area. Haliburton scored on a layup, McConnell hit two free throws and Middleton hit a three-pointer. McConnell and Siakam hit back-to-back singles to give the Pacers a 92-83 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Nembhard defends Lillard
In the final quarter, Middleton hit 2 free throws, Connaughton hit 2+1, Beverley sent a big hat, Nesmith and Shepard hit the basket one after another, Siakam scored 4 points from mid-range, and Lao Li asked for a timeout. Portis made a high jumper, McConnell made a layup, Da Luo dunked, and Turner responded with a three-pointer. Lao Li called a timeout again, Turner scored from mid-range, Siakam scored on a layup, and Turner hit another mid-range shot, and the Pacers went on a 20-9 offensive frenzy to extend the margin to 20 points.
Doug Rivers called a timeout, Haliburton hit a three-pointer as Indiana continued to widen the gap. Da Luo scored on a layup to break the ice for the Bucks. Siakam hit the basket, Beverley hit a 2+1, and Nembhard scored from mid-range. Lillard was substituted, Da Luo scored points from the outside, Nembhard and Portis each hit a single shot, and less than four minutes from the final game, the Pacers led by 19 points, and Carlisle called a timeout.
Turner hit back-to-back outside shots
Beasley scored on a layup, Green scored a jumper, Haliburton made 1 of 2 free throws, and the two teams did their best to come off the bench, and the game was completely out of suspense. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 125-108 to tie the score at 1-1. It was also the first game in the playoffs so far this season, with all previous matchups going 2-0. The G3 contest between the two sides will come to Indiana's home stadium in the future.
Portis had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-16 shooting, Middleton contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-14 shooting, Da Luo scored 22 points and 3 assists on 6-of-7 3-pointers, Beverley had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Crowder had 2 points and 2 rebounds, and Connaughton had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Pacers beat the Bucks to tie the score
Nesmith had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and Turner shot 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks on 9-of-15 shooting. Nembhard was 8-of-11 from the field and slashed 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists to become the wonder man of the game, Toppin had 9 points and 8 rebounds, and McConaughey had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Siakam 37+11+6
Siakam, the Pacers' forward giant, continued his strong performance in this campaign. Siakam played 37 minutes, shooting 16-of-23, 3-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, and blasted a double-double of 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Siakam scored a game-high 70 percent from the field and was in great form on the offensive end. In addition, Siakam also has a 75% three-point shooting percentage. Siakam broke down the Bucks' forward group, and he was the rebounding leader of the game. In addition, Siakam has also made outstanding contributions in connecting the team.
Siakam singles Da Lo
G1 blasted 36 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Siakam, and also set a record in this game. Siakam became only the second player in Pacers history to score at least 35+ in two consecutive playoff games, the previous being NBA legend Reggie Miller.
Lillard scored 34+5+6 3-pointers
Damian Lillard, the superstar of the Bucks' backcourt, still has a hot offensive touch in this game. Lillard played 39 minutes, shooting 10-of-21, 6-of-13 from three-point range and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, scoring a team-high 34 points, plus four rebounds, five assists and one steal, with a plus/minus of -24 the second-lowest in the game. Lillard scored a high score on near-50 percent shooting and hit a game-high six long-range shots. However, Lillard scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the first half, but had a sluggish second half, scoring just eight points on 3-of-9 shooting. Lillard's failure to sustain his offensive firepower in the second half was the main reason why the Pacers were able to turn the game around.
Lillard plays offense with the ball
After G1 scored 35 points in the first half and 0 in the second half, Lillard G2 lost again in the second half.
Haliburton 12+12
Haliburton, the Pacers' backcourt star, played 37 minutes, shooting 4-of-10, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with a double-double of 12 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Haliburton didn't make many shots, but he was efficient. In addition, Haliburton provided the most assists in the game, leading the team to a double-double in the starting five and all the men.
Haliburton vs. Beverley
Haliburton has shown excellent leadership qualities, as well as good leadership and control, which is the key to the Pacers' ability to beat strong opponents. The Pacers had 38 assists and only five turnovers on the team, the first time in nearly 40 years in the playoffs, Haliburton's strong court-handling ability can be seen.