On April 29, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Pacers ushered in Game 4 against the Bucks at home. In this game, the Bucks' Lillard and Antetokounmpo were both sidelined, Portis was ejected in the first quarter, and facing the remnants of the Bucks, the Pacers made a three-quarter effort to open the gap, and finally they defeated the Bucks 126-113 at home, and the series ushered in a match point 3-1.
Pacers: Haliburton 24 points and 4 assists, Turner 29 points and 9 rebounds, Nembhard 15 points and 9 assists, Siakam 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Nesmith 13 points.
Bucks: Middleton 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Lopez 27 points and 9 rebounds, Beasley 17 points.
At 5:01 in the first quarter, Portis and Nembhard clashed, Portis pushed + punched, and two technical fouls were ejected, and the Bucks made matters worse. Despite the absence of two major players and Portis' ejection, the Bucks were not pulled away in the first quarter, but took the lead for a while. At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied 33-33.
The Pacers went on an 11-2 run in the second quarter, and at 6:21 they led by eight points at 54-46. Jackson and Beasley scored five straight points to help the Bucks close the gap. In the second half, the two teams went back and forth on the court, and the difference was not opened up again, and the Bucks trailed by three points at halftime 64-67.
Haliburton hit three three-pointers in the third quarter to give the Pacers a 10-point lead at 9:50, 76-66. Lopez's three-point shot helped the Bucks chase 76-81 at one point. But then the Pacers went on a 14-2 run to make it 95-78. At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers led 98-85.
Middleton and Lopez scored seven straight points in the final quarter to put the Bucks up to 92-98. Turner scored eight straight points as the Pacers stretched the gap to 14 points at 7:27. After that, the Pacers continued to work hard, and Nembhard scored four straight points to give the Pacers a 112-96 lead to 16 points. The Bucks were powerless in the second half of the game, and the Pacers eventually won 126-113.