The Bucks played against the Pacers at home on January 2, Beijing time. At the end of the game, the Bucks lost to the Pacers 113-122. The Pacers and Bucks also had a lot of grievances this season. In the NBA mid-season championship, the Pacers upset the Bucks. In the game between the next two teams, Antetokounmpo set a personal scoring record, but the game ended. After that, some unpleasant things happened between the two teams, so there was still some gunpowder between the two teams. The two teams have played against each other 3 times so far this season. The Pacers have won 2 games. Now the two teams meet again. The deer definitely want to beat the walkers.
Lillard scored 5 points in a row in the first quarter, and then Nemhard scored a fast break layup. The Pacers' offense stagnated in the next game. On the Bucks' side, Beasley hit a three-pointer, and Middleton The mid-range shot was made, and Antetokounmpo scored inside. The Bucks led to 10 points. After the timeout, the Pacers made a mistake and Antetokounmpo counterattacked and scored a dunk. After that, Jackson and Haliburton finally scored to stop the bleeding. But in the next game, Beasley broke out with a three-pointer, and the Bucks also led by 15 points. In the final stage, Portis struck frequently, Marcelin and McConnell took the opportunity to chase points. At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers fell behind by 7 points. In the second quarter, the Pacers hit a wave of 8-3. In the next game, Nesmith directly helped the Pacers to take the lead, but Middleton responded immediately. Unfortunately, the Bucks' offense was sluggish afterwards, and Jackson helped the Pacers take the lead. 6 points. At the critical moment, Lopez scored 5 points in a row to stabilize the situation. The two teams then played fiercely. At the end of the period, Lillard and Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks open the score. At the end of the half, the Pacers fell behind by 6 points.
In the third quarter, Smith and others helped the Pacers hold on to the score. In the next game, the Bucks once led by 10 points. At the critical moment, Haliburton scored to stop the bleeding. Turner also caused Lillard to foul and make 2 of 2 free throws. But Lillard and Antetokounmpo soon responded. On the other hand, the Pacers hit a three-pointer from the outside. After Lopez hit a three-pointer, the Bucks were already 13 points ahead. However, Marcelin and Jackson helped the Pacers catch up to the score in the final stage. At the end of three quarters, the Pacers trailed by 4 points. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers took the lead 6-1. In the next game, the two teams played fiercely and the score rose alternately. However, the Bucks' offense was sluggish later. McConnell and Haliburton helped the Pacers gain a 4-point lead. . After the timeout, the Bucks continued to slump. Haliburton led the Pacers to continue to expand their lead. In the end, the Bucks chased points to no avail and lost the game.
Originally, the Bucks had a great chance to win this game. After all, the Bucks had a big lead in the first half, but as the game progressed, the Pacers slowly caught up with the score. Not to mention, the Pacers successfully took the lead in the fourth quarter. On the other hand, the Bucks' offense was poor at critical moments. In the end, the Pacers reversed the Bucks and won the game, and the Bucks, who were second in the Eastern Conference, collapsed. The reason why the Pacers were able to win the game was not only Haliburton's good performance in the game, but also the performance of Marcelin and McConnell in the game. In this case, the Pacers Only then could they slowly catch up with the score. At the end of the game, Haliburton had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. Marcelin had 25 points and 13 rebounds. McConnell had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. Assist data.
Lillard did not perform well in this game, and at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Lillard was out of position defensively. The Bucks were already lagging behind at the time, and it was really true that Lillard had such a thing. It shouldn't be. At the same time, Lillard's offensive state was still very bad in this game. When there was a three-point opportunity at the last moment, Lillard continued to hit the iron. Therefore, Lillard was to blame for the Bucks' loss. Everyone in the game At the end of the game, Lillard scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, including a poor 1 of 9 from outside three-pointers. Although Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists in this game, it is a pity. At the critical moment, Antetokounmpo's help to the team on the offensive end was limited, so there was really no way for the Bucks to lose the game.
