Pascal Siakam finished 25 points and seven rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers fits the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-98, for a 1-0 advantage in the best round series on Saturday.
Indiana led for up to 28 years and defended a burden that obtained the Bucks within 12 in the middle of the third quarter by keeping the Bucks only three points on the finals 5:24. Triple of Myles Turner with 1:59 sealed the victory. Turner had 19 points and four blockages.
The two-time MVP of the Giannis Antetokounmppo League led the Bucks with 36 points and 12 rebounds, but the Pacers kept him in a single assistance in a rematch of the series of the opening round last year, which Indiana won 4-2. Antetokounmppo lost the six games with a calf injury.
Aj Green scored 15 and the only other dollars that reached double figures were Gary Trent Jr. with 14 and Kevin Porter Jr. with 12. The Bucks All-Star Guard, Damian Lillard, stayed out while continuing to advance from the deep vein thrombosis in his calf.
Indiana kept Milwaukee, who shot the best 38.7% of the League in triples, only 2 or 16 in the first half and finished 9 or 37. The coach of the Pacers, Rick Carlisle, launched a variety of defenses in Antetokounmpo, which had 24 points Firster ThreeForter Action since 2023.
The Pacers took over a Sprint 11-3 at the end of the first half, extending the advantage to 60-43.
Associated Press reports.
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