The Indiana Pacers were in Milwaukee for Game 5 of their series against the Bucks on Tuesday night. Here's what went down in the Fiserv Forum.
MILWAUKEE — The Indiana Pacers were in Milwaukee to take on the Bucks for Game 5 of their first round series on Tuesday night. The Pacers were close to clinching the series — they were up 3-1 in the best-of-seven set and had a chance to close it out with both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian LillardGetting off to a strong start has been key for both teams in this series. The Pacers won Game 3 largely thanks to a great first quarter, and the Bucks won Game 1 behind an awesome first half.
The final stretches of the first quarter favored the blue and gold, who at one point led by 10. Their bench was playing well. After one period, the Pacers were ahead 31-23. Their defensive level improved after the opening six minutes of the game, and their shots kept falling. Myles Turned led Indiana with seven points.
Middleton gave the Bucks the lead on their next possession, and then Obi Toppin and Patrick Beverley got into a scuffle just after. Toppin was assessed a technical foul. It was a tough sequence for the Pacers, who were trailing again. They needed to be better, especially on the offensive end. It didn't change their fortunes. The lead remained at about that level for the final minutes of the half, and Milwaukee led 53-48 at halftime. Indiana scored just 17 points in the second quarter. Their offense was holding them back in a key game. Haliburton's 11 points were leading the way.
Milwaukee went on a 6-0 run after that lineup came in, and it forced another timeout from Indiana. There was 5:24 on the clock in the third period, and the Pacers still had more points in the first quarter than in the time since. It was a rough outing.
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