Giannis Antetokounmpo gave it everything he had. It wasn’t enough to keep the Milwaukee Bucks’ postseason hopes alive.
Tyrese Haliburton’s layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime lifted Indiana to a 119-118 victory over the Bucks on Tuesday night and into the second round of the playoffs. The Bucks held a 118-111 lead with 40 seconds remaining before Indiana staged its comeback.
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The Pacers will play top-seed Cleveland, which swept Miami, in the second round.
Antetokounmpo had a triple-double — 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists — to lead the Bucks, who saw their season end without the services of star guard Damian Lillard, who tore his Achilles tendon in Game 4 on Sunday. But Gary Trent Jr.’s turnover with seconds left in the extra fame set up Haliburton for his heroics.
It was the first of four games on Tuesday’s slate, and two of the others were also potential series-enders.
The New York Knicks can advance to the second round with a win over the visiting Detroit Pistons, and the Boston Celtics can do the same at home against the Orlando Magic. The LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets meet up in the nightcap, with the winner set to break a 2-2 lead in that series.
Here are the takeaways from Tuesday’s action.
Pacers 119, Bucks 118, OT
(Pacers win series 4-2)
Pacers show grit in chasing down Bucks
It took an extra five minutes of play, but the Indiana Pacers closed out the chippy series at home against the Bucks with a win that was all heart, hustle and muscle to keep their record at Gainbridge perfect in the postseason.
Milwaukee got off to a 13-0 start. The Pacers were held scoreless until center Myles Turner hit a 3-point jump shot to put them on the board with 7:30 left to play in the period. Shots weren’t falling for Indiana, which played from behind as the Bucks built a 20-point lead. The Pacers shot just 24% from the field and 12% from 3. In the second quarter, though, the Pacers’ defense appeared more connected as they slowly chipped away at the lead and pulled within six.
Indiana came out of the locker room with renewed energy and the home crowd stood on its feet as they mounted a comeback to eventually tie the game by the end of the third. The fourth quarter saw the lead go back and forth between the teams, with the intensity in the arena rising.
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The Pacers had six players in double figures. Haliburton had a team-high 26 points and Turner added 21. Aaron Nesmith finished with 19 and TJ McConnell had 18 off the bench. Aaron Nembhard had 15 and Pascal Siakam 10. — Shakeia Taylor
Milwaukee sunk by sloppy play to close the game
After playing on their heels for much of this series, the Bucks started Game 5 with physical switching defense on the Pacers and took a 20-point lead just moments into the second quarter. Indiana struggled with the Bucks’ physicality and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm to start the game, but fought its way back into the game and trailed by only six points at the half.
In the second half, it took the Pacers only three minutes to take a lead and start what turned into a back-and-forth battle. Eventually, the lead changed hands 12 times and the score was tied on 10 separate occasions, including when it went to overtime after Antetokounmpo missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer with the game tied at 103.
And then, Trent happened. The Bucks’ starting shooting guard nailed four 3-pointers in overtime, including multiple contested looks. He hit eight of his last nine 3s for the game and nearly single-handedly staved off elimination for the Bucks with a massive overtime period, but the Bucks turned it over twice in the last 30 seconds and gave the game away to close it. Milwaukee’s sloppy play to close out the game handed the game to the Pacers. — Eric Nehm
This story will be updated.
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