On April 29, 2024, Beijing time, in today's NBA playoffs, the Pacers ushered in the G4 battle with the Bucks at home, the Pacers led 2-1 in the first three games, and the Bucks cannot afford to lose today, otherwise they will fall behind 1-3 and will be in a desperate situation, but Brother Alphabet and Lillard can't play due to injury, can the Bucks create a miracle without the two cores? Bucks starters: Beasley + Beverley + Middleton + Portis + Da Lo, Pacers starters: Haliburton + Nembhard + Nesmith + Siakam + Turner.
In the first quarter of the game, Nembhard and Siakam scored, Portis, Beasley, Middleton, and Beverley responded, the Bucks 10-5, Haliburton chased the difference to 1 point, Portis, Middleton scored, Turner, Nesmith scored three points, Portis ate 2T in a row and was ejected, Da Luo and Connaughton scored, Toppin scored in a row, the Pacers led by 3 points, Jackson, Da Luo, Green overtook 4 points, McDermott and Toppin overtook 2 points, Connaughton made a layup, and the two sides tied 33-33 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, McConnell and Shepard scored, Gallinari, Middleton, and Crowder responded, the Bucks led by 2 points, Nesmith, McConnell, and Siakam overtook by 5 points, Da Luo received a layup, Turner scored 5 points in a row, the Pacers led by 8 points, Jackson, Beasley, and Da Luo chased the difference to 2 points, Turner, Siakam, and Haliburton scored, and Da Luo, Gallinari, Beasley, and Middleton chased the points, with a difference of 3 points, and the Pacers led 67-64 at halftime.
Haliburton had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, Turner had 13 points and 5 boards, Middleton had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Da Lo had 12 points and 5 boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Da Luo made a layup, Haliburton hit 3 three-pointers in a row, the Pacers led by 10 points, Da Luo and Beasley scored, Siakam and Nembhard responded, the difference was still 10 points, Green and Da Luo chased the difference to 5 points, Toppin threw and Turner hit three points after dunking Da Luo, the difference was 12 points, Middleton tossed, Nesmith, McConnell, and Toppin responded, the difference was 16 points, Beverley, Middleton, Beasley scored, Nembhard scored three points, and the Pacers led 98-85 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Middleton made a layup, Da Luo scored 5 points in a row, the difference was chased to 6 points, Turner scored in a row, the difference came to 14 points, Middleton, Da Luo scored, Nembhard scored in a row, the difference was 16 points, Beasley, Middleton scored, Siakam and Turner responded strongly, the difference was 17 points, there were 2 minutes left in the game, the two sides withdrew the main force, and finally the Pacers beat the Bucks 126-113.
Turner finished with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks on 10-of-17 shooting (7-of-9 from three-point range), setting a career playoff record for three-pointers, Haliburton had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, Nembhard had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Siakam had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Nesmith had 13 points and 3 boards, and Toppin had 13 points and 2 boards.
Da Lo had 27 points and nine boards on 12-of-18 shooting (3-of-5 three-pointers), Middleton had 25 points, 10 boards and five assists on 9-of-22 shooting, Beasley had 20 points and three boards on 8-of-12 shooting, Beverley had nine points, one board and four assists, and Jackson had six points, six boards, seven assists and three steals.
After the loss of this game, the Bucks series was in a desperate situation 1-3, and if Antetokounmpo and Lillard could not return, the Pacers should be stable in advancing to the second round, and the Pacers won three games in a row after losing G1, changing the trend of the series.