On May 1, Beijing time, the first round of the 2023-24 NBA playoffs G5 was in full swing, and the East ushered in a key battle, with the Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Indiana Pacers. The first four games between the two sides were tied 3-1, and the Pacers took a big lead. In this game, Antetokounmpo and Lillard continued to be sidelined, and the Pacers went all-in. The 2 cores are absent, the score is behind, and the Bucks are on the verge of life and death. Will the Pacers end the series with one blow, or will the Bucks fight back to win back a city?
In the first quarter, the Pacers set up anti-aircraft guns outside the Bucks' 3-point line, shooting 13 3-pointers in a single quarter, hitting 7 shots, and raining 3-pointers! The inside line shot a total of 4 balls, and the whole team scored 31 points in a single quarter! In the first quarter, the Pacers did not score a double-double, but the victory blossomed at multiple points, and the whole team had 8 people scored, and the Bucks couldn't defend themselves; the Bucks lost their crosshairs from the outside in this quarter, and only made 2 of 8 shots; and the inside line also encountered the Pacers' strict defense, and only made 3 shots. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers built an eight-point advantage;
In the second quarter, the situation suddenly changed, and the veteran Beverley suddenly broke out without scoring a point in the first quarter, scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, playing the role of Lillard before! Under his leadership, the Bucks played a wave of offensive frenzy, completing the overtake and opening up the point difference in one fell swoop! The Bucks blossomed inside and outside this quarter, scoring 3 3-pointers from the outside, and more blossoms from the inside, shooting from the middle, layups, and dunks, and various ways were staged in turn, scoring 31 points in a single quarter! The Pacers played an all-round iron, only 2 shots from the outside, and 7 bounces out of the basket! At halftime, the Bucks outscored by 5 points at 53-48;
Yibian fought again, the Bucks' offensive continued, and as soon as it came up, it blasted out a wave of 9-0 attacks to open up the difference! Haliburton assisted Turner to pick a basket, breaking the Pacers' scoring drought of nearly 2 and a half minutes! Portis turned and hit back, Turner hit the basket again; After that, the Bucks played a wave of small climaxes to open the difference, Beasley scored 2 3-pointers in a row, and the Bucks led to 19 points, stopping the Pacers again! After the timeout, the Bucks firmly held the lead, leading by 20 points at 87-67 after the third quarter!
The final quarter continued, Beasley continued to have a hot outside touch, and teamed up with Da Luo to score 5 points, and the difference once came to 27 points! Nembhard broke through the layup and scored, Beasley made a layup and hit again! Haliburton hit a 3-pointer, Sika and Nembhard continued to score 4 points, and the Pacers narrowed the gap 7-0! Beasley hit 3 points again at the critical moment, Connaughton broke through the layup and hit again, and the difference returned to 20+! In the end, the Pacers were unable to reverse such a large point difference, and the score was fixed at 115-92, and the Bucks successfully pulled back one game, and the big score came to 2-3.
Statistics:
In this game, the Pacers had 4 double-doubles, Haliburton 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Sika 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Nembhard 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, Nesmith 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks;
On the Bucks side, Portis had 29 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Middleton had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Beasley had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, and Beverley had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.