On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to be hot, the Pacers continued to face the Bucks at home, the letter brother continued to be absent in this game, Lillard was also absent due to injury, the Pacers led 2-1 before, today is the Pacers next city, or the Bucks pull back a point, we are also waiting and seeing. Okay, without further ado, let's start our game.
Match Review
At the beginning of the game, the Bucks played 10-2 to take the initiative, the Pacers three-point 3 consecutive strong overtake, after which the two sides fell into a struggle, the score was always tight, Portis and Nembhard clashed after the punch was expelled, the second quarter Pacers inside and outside the Pacers blossomed and stabilized the output, the Bucks all the soldiers stubbornly bittened, the Pacers continued to play an 11-3 attack wave, the Bucks continued to hit the basket to score points, and the Pacers only had a 3-point advantage at halftime 67-64.
At the beginning of the second half, Middleton once injured his foot, the Pacers took advantage of the situation to stretch the difference to double digits, Da Luo blossomed inside and outside to catch up, the Bucks narrowed the gap to only 6 points in the final quarter, Turner hit three points in a row to stabilize the situation, Siakam scored 5 points in a row, and the Bucks were powerless. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks and took a 3-1 overall lead to get the match point.
Eight facts that have to be admitted
1. In this game, Pacers guard Haliburton played steadily, playing 32 minutes and shooting 8 of 16, 5 of 12 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +13.
2. In this game, Pacers player Nembhard played 38 minutes, shooting 6 of 9 and 3 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 15 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or minus +17, and Nembhard scored 12 points in the second half.
3. Team basketball, the Pacers had a total of 33 assists today. According to the statistics, this is also the third time they have 30+ assists in a team in this year's playoffs, while no other team in the league has had 30+ assists in a single game.
4. Mishen really tried his best, Bucks player Middleton played 40 minutes today, shooting 9 of 22, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and got 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. As it turned out, the old injuries from before, and the new ones that appeared in the series, had completely lost his explosiveness.
5. Today, Pacers center Turner not only played a godly outside, but also played a shocking dunk. After playing 37 minutes, he shot 10-of-17 from the field, 7-of-9 from three-point range, 2-of-6 from the free-throw line, and finished with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, with no turnovers and a plus/minus of +17.
6. In this game, Bucks center Da Lopez struggled to support the team in the absence of Brother Alphabet and Portis was expelled early, and played 39 minutes, shooting 12 of 18 shots (3 of 5 three-pointers), 0 of 4 free throws, and got 27 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 hat. Really contributed his last bullet.
7. In this game, the overall performance of the Pacers bench was very efficient, McConaughey got 8 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Toppin got 13 points and 2 rebounds, Shepard got 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and McDermott got 3 points. And the Bucks gave up two cores, and the Pacers did have a little more advantage.
8. After winning this game, the overall record of the Pacers against the Bucks this season has come to 7-2, including the regular season + midseason, the Bucks are currently 1-3 behind, and they have reached the edge of the cliff, and the two core injuries have also made the Bucks' strength drop by a level, so the season is basically over.