Beijing time on April 27th, Pacers played against Bucks at home. At the end of the game, the Pacers successfully defeated the Bucks 121-118. It was quite uncomfortable for the Bucks to lose the G2 game. After all, the Bucks exposed huge flaws in the game. There were problems with their inside line. In addition, the Pacers successfully found the outside three-point touch. Therefore, the Pacers were the only ones in this series. It can be tied at 1-1. It can be said that the Bucks really miss Antetokounmpo infinitely at this time. However, Rivers once said that Antetokounmpo is not yet able to train for the game, so Antetokounmpo may not be able to return in time. , so at this time Lillard must carry the team forward.
After the start of the first quarter, the two teams were still inextricably tied, but as the game progressed, the Bucks' offense was in a sluggish state, and Haliburton and others continued to help the Pacers score and directly opened the score. The Bucks called a timeout but were still unable to stop their decline. When Toppin and others continued to help the Pacers expand their lead, Lillard also had injury problems. After McConnell hit a three-pointer, the Pacers had already led by 17 points. Fortunately, Portis and Beverley scored to stop the bleeding in the final stage, and the Bucks trailed by 17 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Lillard led the Bucks to close the score. Although the Pacers continued to score in the next game, the Bucks finally took advantage of the performance of Lillard and Lopez, and the Pacers' offensive slump continued. After a mistake, the Bucks relied on Middleton to successfully catch up to 9 points. Nembhard became a surprise player at the critical moment to stabilize the situation. At the end of the half, the Bucks fell behind by 12 points.
In the third quarter, the Pacers expanded their lead 5-0. Portis scored to stop the bleeding. As the Pacers continued to expand their lead, Lillard hit a three-pointer, and then Lopez also scored with a dunk. The Bucks trailed the Pacers by 11 points. In the next game, Lillard found the outside three-point touch to help the Bucks bite the score. Then Turner, Middleton and others each scored for the team. However, the Pacers' offensive state was sluggish at the end, and Middleton and Boston Thies helped the Bucks chase points, and the Bucks fell behind by 7 points at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Bucks played a 12-2 lead to complete the lead. Siakam scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation at the critical moment. In the next game, both teams performed offensively and the score was very close. After Portis hit a three-pointer, the score was very close. Na also hit a three-pointer, and after Middleton hit a mid-range shot, Turner dunked. After that, the two teams began to fight. Siakam once helped the Bucks establish a 3-point lead at the end of the period, but in the end, Middleton hit a tying three-pointer. Cam made a three-pointer and the two teams entered overtime.
Although Middleton was able to continue to score in overtime, the Bucks lost too many rebounds. Under Nembhard's performance, the Pacers took a 3-point lead, but Middleton was able to hit a three-pointer, and Haliber followed up. The score was 2+1, and Middleton hit a three-pointer. In the end, the Pacers rejected a 19-point reversal and narrowly defeated the Bucks. Although Haliburton completed a near-win in this game, Haliburton once played poorly in this game. The sluggish outside three-pointer made it difficult for the Pacers. Fortunately, the Pacers were the best in this game. Grabbed enough offensive rebounds, and Hamm was able to hit a three-pointer at the critical moment. Otherwise, the Pacers might not be able to win this game. At the end of the game, Haliburton scored 18 points and 10 points. With 16 rebounds, 16 assists and 1 block, Siakam scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
As for Lillard, he was still affected by injuries in this game, so in overtime the Bucks relied on Middleton to support him. In the end, Lillard scored 28 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists. Although the Bucks ultimately lost the game, Middleton really tried his best in this game. After all, in the final stage of the fourth quarter, the Bucks relied on Middleton's magical three-pointer to reach overtime, and overtime Middleton was still able to continue to score. When the Pacers took the lead, Middleton still hit a three-pointer. Unfortunately, Middleton was really too tired. The final three-point shot was obviously shorter. The game ended with Middleton The statistics of 42 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists are still difficult to save.At the same time, you can also see Antetokounmpo's unwillingness after the Bucks lost the game. After all, if Antetokounmpo was on the court, the Bucks' situation would not be so difficult.
