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Game recap
In Game 4 of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, the Pacers continued to host the Bucks, and both Antetokounmpo and Lillard were sidelined due to injury. In the first quarter of the game, the two sides were full of gunpowder, and there were 5 technical fouls in the first 7 minutes, and Portis was directly ejected from the game, and the first quarter ended, and the two teams were tied at 33. In the second quarter, the play of Middleton and Da Luo helped the Bucks bite the score, and the point difference was never opened, and the Pacers led the Bucks 67-64 at halftime.
Antetokounmpo and Lillard are both sidelined
Haliburton led the team to an offensive climax, and the Bucks dropped their shooting percentage, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pacers led the Bucks 98-85. In the final quarter, the Pacers played a 5-0 offensive to close the gap to 6 points, and Nembhard and Turner scored consecutive points to help the Pacers expand the difference to more than 15 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 126-113 to give the series a 3-1 lead.
Statistics
Bucks player stats: Middleton 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Big Lopez 27 points and 9 rebounds, Beasley 20 points, Beverley 9 points and 4 assists.
Pacers player stats: Turner 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Haliburton 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Siakam 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Nembhard 15 points and 9 assists, Toppin 13 points, Nesmith 13 points, McConnell 8 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
Haliburton's form is back and Turner continues to fire on all cylinders.
Haliburton's form was revived, and he turned on the offensive mode in this game, scoring 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, 5-of-12 three-point shooting, and he went to Lone Smith to make people feel that he has the qualities of a true leader. Turner incarnated as a marksman, 7 of 9 three-pointers, got 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, today's performance is too exaggerated, consecutive three-pointers, and a violent dunk from others, Turner is the most stable player in this round of the series, with stable projection and active scrambling, he is the real thigh of the Pacers, do such Turner Pacers still want to trade?
Letter Lillardzi is out, and Middleton is savior.
In this game, the two cores of Brother Alphabet and Lillard were absent due to injury, Middleton led the team to support hard, Middleton got 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, although the efficiency is not high, but it really gave it all he had, the naked eye can see his desire to win, and he will continue to fight back, he is the soul of this team, Middleton will carry the team to move forward.
The Bucks are on the verge of elimination, and the Pacers are expected to be dark horses.
After the Bucks lost to the Pacers again, the series total score has come to 1-3, and they are on the verge of elimination, and the absence of Antetokounmpo and Lillard is a big blow to the team, but if they force a comeback, it may affect their careers, and the Bucks' stop in the first round is almost a foregone conclusion. This season, the Bucks have a super combination of Antetokounmpo + Lillard, and the Bucks who aim to win the championship are undoubtedly a failure.
The Pacers are singing all the way, Haliburton's form is picking up, Sika is trading in the middle of the season, and he has a stable output of Sika, and he also has Turner, Nembhard, Nesmith and other strong players, under the dispatch of the famous coach Carlisle, the Pacers are likely to meet the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and they have a chance to become dark horses and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.