Early in the morning of April 27, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Bucks once again played away against the Pacers for the G4 battle. In terms of the regular season standings, the Bucks are third in the East, and the Pacers are sixth in the East. Antetokounmpo is still absent, adding more uncertainty to the series.
In the first quarter of the game, with a wave of Haliburton's operation, the Pacers easily opened up the difference! The Bucks relied on Middleton's throwing to score at the beginning, which was a little unquenchable! With McConaughey's three-point shot again, the advantage increased to 17 points! Portis covered the foul, and McConaughey continued to score with an empty cut and throw. Beverley then drew a three-point foul and hit two of three free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks trailed 22-39.
In the second quarter, Middleton continued to score, and Nesmith missed a three-point shot. Lillard made a foul after a throw, hitting 2 free throws. The Bucks narrowed the gap dramatically and chased the score strongly. The Pacers ended the halftime with a 77-65 lead.
The game entered the third quarter, Haliburton scored a layup, Nembhard cut the ball, chased a three-point shot, a wave of 5-0, the advantage came to 17 points! Lillard assisted Portis to score on a jumper, and then Lillard stepped back to score a three-pointer. Haliburton missed a three-pointer, and Lillard assisted Da Lo to score with a dunk. After that, the two sides split between the two sides to around 10 points, and Middleton continued to score on jumpers to narrow it down to nine points.
In the final quarter, the Bucks started with a wave of 12-3 and overtook the score strongly. Middleton's three-pointer went into overtime. In overtime, Haliburton was key 2+1 to seal the win. 118-121, in the end, it was very regrettable that the Bucks did not come back. The Pacers withstood the pressure and overtook the Bucks with a big score of 2-1! After all, the Bucks are excellent and believe that the series will continue to stalemate.