On April 24, Beijing time, the second game of the first round of the NBA playoffs continued. In this game, the Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers.
The first game relied on Lillard's play against the sky in the first half, and the Bucks beat the Pacers lightly, and the score between the two teams was 1-0. With Brother Alphabet continuing to be absent in this game, can the Pacers get back to the league's strongest offensive posture in the regular season?
The Pacers did it today, playing 30+ in four consecutive quarters, outscoring the Bucks by a few points in each quarter to win 125-108 over the Bucks.
In this game, the Pacers Siakam scored 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and Nembhard scored 20 points. The Bucks Lillard had 34 points and five assists, Lopez had 22 points, and Middleton had only 15 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Who is the first contributor in this game?Siakam's firepower is important, but Siakam's plus/minus is only +6. That meant he played 36 minutes and the team was only able to win by six points, while the Pacers actually won by 17 points.
The first man to take the lead was Turner, the beast on the inside. On the offensive end, Turner not only made contributions to the restricted area, but also shot 3-of-6 from beyond the three-point line.
On the defensive end, Turner is a man who is in charge, guarding the India penalty area. Therefore, Turner, who is good on both offensive and defensive ends, has a plus/minus of +19, the first in the game.
The core of the Pacers' win in this game is the offense that they relied on to survive in the regular season, and their 125-point high score in this game is based on a whopping 38 assists in the game, which is a full 14 assists ahead of the Bucks.
The second contributor to the tournament was Haliburton, the league's No. 1 point guard. He contributed 12 points and 12 assists, and revitalized the atmosphere of the whole team by organizing the ball, ranking second in the game with a plus/minus of +17.
In the last game, Siakam had 36 points and 13 boards, and the Pacers lost miserably. Sika is still 35+10 in this game, and the Pacers won completely. The difference is mainly in assists, which were only 20:21 in the last game and 38:24 in this game.
The Bucks haven't changed much, the change lies in the Pacers themselves. They already ranked first in the league in regular season assists at 30.8, and the only trader who could activate the team was Haliburton.
After this victory, the Pacers pulled the score to 1:1 in the first round of G2 and snatched the home-court advantage from the Bucks. Lillard scored 30+ in a row, but failed to defend his second home court and sat down with a lost face. And Brother Alphabet sat on the bench and blew bubble gum thoughtfully.