
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball AssociationBucks take big lead and then hang on down the stretch to beat Pacers 126-119

After trailing 105-84 with 11 minutes left, Indiana made a frantic comeback and cut Milwaukee’s lead to 122-119 on Andrew Nembhard’s 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds remaining. The Bucks had led 117-106 when Antetokounmpo fouled out with 2:46 left.
Taurean Prince and Kevin Porter Jr. went 4 of 4 on free-throw attempts down the stretch to preserve the Bucks' victory.
Damian Lillard added 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Bucks (38-28) took a one-game lead over Indiana in the race for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
The Bucks went 3-1 against the Pacers this season and would own the head-to-head tiebreaker if they end up with the same record.
Aaron Nesmith scored 30, Pascal Siakam 26 and Tyrese Haliburton 24 for the Pacers. Haliburton also had 15 assists to match his season high.
The two teams were meeting four nights after Haliburton’s four-point play with 3.4 seconds left gave the Pacers a 115-114 victory over the Bucks in Indiana. That created a playoff-type atmosphere Saturday with a spirited crowd frequently booing the Pacers.
Bucks: Milwaukee has won two straight games to bounce back from a three-game skid
Regular Season Series
MIL wins series 3-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 119 - 126 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 126 |
4th 1.1 | ![]() |
Pascal Siakam bad pass (Kyle Kuzma steals) | 119 - 126 |
4th 3.1 | ![]() |
Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 119 - 126 |
4th 3.1 | ![]() |
Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 119 - 125 |
Statistics
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46-96 | FG | 43-79 |
47.9 | Field Goal % | 54.4 |
17-43 | 3PT | 15-37 |
39.5 | Three Point % | 40.5 |
10-13 | FT | 25-26 |
76.9 | Free Throw % | 96.2 |
32 | Rebounds | 45 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
29 | Assists | 28 |
9 | Steals | 9 |
4 | Blocks | 4 |
11 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 26 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
15 | Fouls | 16 |
3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
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