NBA battle report: The cousin's 28-point comeback is still difficult to prevent the Bucks from being eliminated, and the Pacers have six double-double wins to advance

On May 3, 2024, Beijing time, the sixth game of the Bucks against the Pacers in the first round of the NBA playoffs kicked off at Indiana's home court. Before the game, the Bucks duo broke out that they were trying to make a comeback, but the cousin really came out, and the alphabet brother was reimbursed for the season. However, Lillard's individual play did not save the Bucks, and the Pacers did not give the visitors a chance, and six players scored in double figures to beat the Bucks by 22 points 120-98 and advance the series 4-2.

Injuries and illnesses

Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo is out with a soleus muscle strain in his left leg.

Pacers: Benedict Mathurin is sidelined with a labrum tear in his right shoulder.

Starting lineup

Bucks starters: Lillard, Middleton, Beverley, Portis, Lopez

Pacers starters: Haliburton, Siakam, Turner, Nesmith, Nembhard

Highlights of the game

1. Completely suppressed. Throughout the game, the Bucks led briefly at the beginning, and then fell behind, and many of the team's statistics were suppressed.

1. Substitute god general. The Pacers came off the bench to score 21 points and eight boards in 24 minutes, while McConnell played 23 minutes and had 20 points, nine assists and four steals. The opposite Bucks bench scored just 10 points in total.
2. Threading the needle lead. Haliburton played 31 minutes, shooting 7-of-16 from the field and 2-of-10 from three-point range, finishing with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. After the confusion of entering the playoffs in the first few games, Harry once again performed Harry's magic in the playoffs, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the first quarter of the game to lead the team to overtake, and then continued to send second passes to help his teammates, leading the Pacers to a big victory over the Bucks.

1. Penalty Controversy. The Bucks made 21 of 32 free throws while the Pacers made just 15 of 17 free throws.
2. Playing with injuries. Lillard, who was sidelined with an Achilles tendon injury, returned to the game and played 35 minutes, shooting 7-of-16, 4-of-12 from three-point range and 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, finishing with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
3. Lao Li OUT. The Bucks became the first team in the top half of the East and West to drop the game. At the same time, head coach Rivers Sr. was out of the first round for the first time since 2019, and his record of reaching the semifinals for four consecutive years also came to an end.
4. Wait once in 10 years. After winning this game, the Pacers eliminated the Bucks 4-2 and advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference again after 10 years.

Game recap

In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks started well and quickly took a 13-8 lead. But after the timeout, the Pacers substitute Obitoping fired infinitely, scoring seven points in a row, leading the home team to a wave of 15-6, and the Pacers quickly overtook him. At the end of the quarter, the Bucks made frequent mistakes, and the Pacers played many counterattacks and fast breaks, and the point difference gradually widened, and the Pacers led the Bucks by 9 points at 33-24 in the first quarter.

Back in the second quarter, the Bucks scored back-to-back points to narrow the gap to 3 points. The Pacers also reopened the score with a 10-2 run to give the Pacers a 59-47 lead at halftime.

The Bucks accelerated the pace of the game and scored 31 points in a single quarter, but the defensive end was still full of holes, and the Pacers also scored 34 points in the third quarter, still trailing the home team by 15 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the final quarter, the Pacers completely controlled the pace of the game, Siakam scored 6 points in a row, and the difference widened to about 20 points, and the game lost suspense. At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 120-98, and the series was 4-2 and successfully advanced.

Match data

Pacers stats (4-1): Tyres Haliburton 17 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Aaron Nesmith 15 points and 3 rebounds, Andrew Nembhard 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Myles Turner 5 points and 5 rebounds, Obi Toppin 21 points and 8 rebounds, TJ McConnell 20 points, 9 assists and 4 steals.

Bucks stats (1-4): Damian Lillard 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Bobby Portis 20 points and 15 rebounds, Brooke Lopez 20 points and 5 rebounds, Chris Middleton 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Patrick Beverley 6 points and 5 assists, Pat Connaughton 3 points and 5 rebounds.