On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Pacers played the Bucks at home. In this game, Brother Alphabet and Lillard were all absent, but the Bucks were not suppressed, and they kept biting the score in the first half, but they still failed to withstand it in the second half, and the point difference was gradually widened, and the point difference was once close in the final quarter, but it was a pity that Turner hit 2 consecutive three-pointers to end the suspense. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 126-115 to take a 3-1 lead.
The Bucks have also had a tough season, with Antetokounmpo yet to play in the playoffs and Lillard had another injury in the last game. This time he didn't play for a few minutes, Portis had an argument with his opponent and was directly ejected, and then completely relied on Middleton and Da Lopez to support him on the court, and he was able to bite the score in the first half, but in the second half, the Bucks were completely passive and unable to keep up with the rhythm, and the point difference was further widened, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Bucks lost 115-126 to the Pacers.
I didn't expect this series to become the most likely to go down, and the Pacers, who are sixth in the East, have taken a 3-1 lead. And there are many factors in this, the Bucks have not played so far, and Lillard had an injury in the last game, so he missed the G4 game. Portis was also ejected during the game, and Middleton limped back to the dressing room, but was back on the pitch afterwards.
The energy of the Bucks was still good throughout the game, every player tried their best, but the impact of the lack of Brother Alphabet and Lillard was still great. This time, Big Lopez got 27 points and 9 rebounds, Middleton got 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Beasley also had 20 points, and the team's three-point hand was also good, 12 of 33, but the Pacers' three-point hand was even more hot, 22 of 43, more than 50% of the shooting rate.
The Pacers blossomed more this time, with the starting five all scoring double-doubles, including someone on the bench, which also made the Bucks helpless. Haliburton had a poor hand this time, finishing with 24 points and four assists, while Turner was 7-of-9 from three-point range with a game-high 29 points, nine rebounds and four assists. In addition, Siakam, Nembhard and Nesmith all contributed consistently, and eventually helped the team win and get the promotion point early.