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|[](/MIL) **118 – 121** [](/IND)|
|**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/MIL-vs-IND-0042300123/box-score) – [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**|
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|**GAME SUMMARY**|
|**Location:** Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17274), **Clock:** Final|
|**Officials:** Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, and Karl Lane|
|**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**OT**|**Total**|
|:—|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Milwaukee Bucks|22|33|28|28|7|118|
|Indiana Pacers|39|28|23|21|10|121|
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|**TEAM STATS**|
|**Team**|**PTS**|**FG**|**FG%**|**3P**|**3P%**|**FT**|**FT%**|**OREB**|**TREB**|**AST**|**PF**|**STL**|**TO**|**BLK**|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Milwaukee Bucks|118|41-88|46.6%|10-31|32.3%|26-27|96.3%|11|52|20|26|6|11|2|
|Indiana Pacers|121|45-105|42.9%|13-49|26.5%|18-24|75.0%|19|62|32|20|5|8|4|
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|**PLAYER STATS**|
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**[](/MIL) Milwaukee Bucks**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|
|Khris Middleton^SF|41:20|42|16-29|4-9|6-6|3|7|10|5|0|0|3|5|2|
|Bobby Portis^PF|43:45|17|7-15|1-3|2-2|5|13|18|0|1|1|3|3|-1|
|Brook Lopez^C|38:57|14|7-12|0-2|0-0|1|3|4|3|0|0|1|2|-10|
|Damian Lillard^SG|44:38|28|6-20|4-12|12-12|0|1|1|8|3|0|2|2|1|
|Patrick Beverley^PG|42:12|11|3-5|1-1|4-5|1|1|2|1|0|1|2|6|-8|
|Malik Beasley|06:55|0|0-2|0-2|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|-11|
|Pat Connaughton|13:11|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|2|2|2|1|0|0|1|-5|
|AJ Green|14:26|4|1-1|0-0|2-2|0|3|3|0|0|0|0|2|10|
|Andre Jackson Jr.|17:16|2|1-2|0-0|0-0|1|2|3|0|1|0|0|4|7|
|Jae Crowder|02:17|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Thanasis Antetokounmpo|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|MarJon Beauchamp|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Danilo Gallinari|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Giannis Antetokounmpo|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Chris Livingston|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
**[](/IND) Indiana Pacers**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|
|Aaron Nesmith^SF|42:49|13|3-13|1-7|6-7|4|4|8|3|3|1|2|3|-7|
|Pascal Siakam^PF|41:40|17|7-17|0-3|3-5|4|5|9|4|1|1|0|1|1|
|Myles Turner^C|41:30|29|10-21|4-10|5-6|1|8|9|1|1|0|0|4|10|
|Andrew Nembhard^SG|39:39|16|6-10|3-6|1-2|3|2|5|4|0|0|1|5|4|
|Tyrese Haliburton^PG|45:49|18|8-22|1-12|1-1|5|5|10|16|0|1|4|1|16|
|Obi Toppin|17:28|15|6-11|2-6|1-2|0|6|6|0|0|0|1|3|-3|
|Ben Sheppard|17:11|6|2-4|1-3|1-1|0|1|1|2|0|0|0|1|3|
|T.J. McConnell|15:44|7|3-6|1-2|0-0|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|2|-3|
|Jalen Smith|03:07|0|0-1|0-0|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|-6|
|Kendall Brown|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Isaiah Jackson|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|James Johnson|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Doug McDermott|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Jarace Walker|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Bennedict Mathurin|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
by Short_Bus_
50 Comments
Owww, that fucking hurt after coming all the way back. 🙁
That being said, in these trying times, I’d like to point out:
#JAMES KHRISTIAN MIDDLETON. YOU KNOW HIS NAME. MOIST. MONEY. KHA$H.
**r/Celtics**
So shitty that *both* shots are gonna be like that one he made sending that playoff game vs. the Celtics to OT a few years ago.
#ANDRE JACKSON JR. AND A.J. GREEN COMBINED 31 MINS. FOR +20
#[JAE CROWDER](https://www.reddit.com/r/MkeBucks/s/wM8zRju2AW) 2 MINS.
I never thought Doc would actually do it. Better be permanent. Since we lost, it might get overlooked how important this could be to the rest of this series, but right now it’s my biggest reason for a little optimism/hope, even if it doesn’t seem great right at the moment.
Turns out putting two young players with little playoff experience in your rotation isn’t that big of a problem when the rest of the team surrounding them is made up of seasoned veterans with a combined decades of playoff experience.
Huh.
——
**Go Bucks.**
Damn
Rebounding. The end.
Lock this team in the gym and let them practice rebounding the entire night. Absolutely pathetic and embarrassing they let one single 6’3” guard get 4 offensive rebounds in a ROW.
Second chance points is the story of the game. I better never hear another word of Khris slander, I stg.
So many fucking chances and we blew it.
Fuck everything and fuck the NBA.
We fucking let Khris Middleton down and wasted this amazing performance.
Same shit as last year man I’m fucking done watching and done with this stupid ass league.
Rebounding. That is all.
Khash money till my last breath 🙁
Brook Lopez is 7 foot 1. Tallest player on the court by a good margin.
He has 9 rebounds. In the series. 3 games. Without Giannis.
Just sorry as fuck rebounding
Khris is the goat, Giannis has to play, bucks in 6.
Sets up nicely for Bucks in six
If that was Jimmy Butler, that would’ve been a foul on Giannis at the end
Absolutely sold the OT with their (lack of) rebounding.
Hopefully Giannis is back asap and we can do some serious damage. Heartbreaking loss today. But you gotta lose 2 to win in 6. BUCKS IN 6!
Pacers are so unlikable but wtf was that OT rebounding…. No Giannis… Semi injured Dame in 1q… KASH MONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY KHRIS MONEYYYYY MIDDLEEEETON
Bucks in 6.
With all the injuries I’m incredibly proud of this team.
Going Bobby down the stretch is absolute malpractice, back at it Sunday
I’m convinced if Ajax was playing in the 4th over Brook we would not have given up 100 offensive rebounds
What a banger of a fucking game
Hard to win when you spot the other team 17 points at home and our bench might as well not have even put jerseys on
Rebounding. Rebounding. And more rebounding.
AJJ could’ve gotten any of those fucking rebounds
sorry Khris. team failed you there
Bobby Portis and Brook are fucking horrible rebounders , whole 4th quarter and OT didnt even set a single screen
Bobby missing all those rebounds man, so disappointing. Just one more defensive board and it might be a win. 2 or 3 more most likely a win.
This loss is on Brook. Gets absolutely cooked on defense regularly, and rebounded AND boxed out horribly tonight. Just unacceptable.
Honestly I feel ok heading into game 4. Lots of pressure but they had a good chance to win this one. They clawed back and played well for the most part. Loved Khris. Really need Giannis back. Game 4 is where we show our championship build and veteran fire. Onto the next!
fuck the dooming, we can win this series. BUCKS IN SIX!!!!!
We are winning this series
Doc really should’ve went with fresher legs in OT, we got killed on the boards relentlessly
I’ve never seen two of our biggest players be unable to box out and get a rebound to save their life. I have seen enough of Bobby in this series. The fact that Khris and Dame played on one leg and still outperformed the rest of the team should be shameful.
We were so fucking close. So fucking close! We kept making stupid mistake after stupid mistake and wasted Khris’ career game. Not only that, Glen had Ajax go all alpha on the Pacers and completely froze him in the 4th quarter and after. Only to put him in the absolutely most critical defensive procession of the match.
What is he smocking?
Stop playing Brook completely, and give his minutes to Ajax, and give as much of the Pats’ minutes to AJ Green.
was the reffing bad at all? felt like there was a few bad calls imo
Mark this as the game AJJ learned he belongs in this league. Looking forward to seeing more of it
Ajax was like an inch off blocking man
mfs just wasted a vintage Khash $ double clutch in the first round of the playoffs😐
All the doomers who turned it off after the 1st, we dont need you here.
Cant express the disappointment in not riding the ajax energy through the 4th. We could have sealed it with some extra juice.
Haliburton is public enemy #1,2,3 and 4. I pray he catches a few Giannis elbows to his noggin before this series is over.
Bucks in 6.
I’ve been much higher on Middleton than most this year. Though he has a tough time on defence, holy shit can he catch fire. If Andre Jackson isn’t starting next game or playing 25+ minutes, we’re not serious about winning this series. He was the best player on the court for stretches where he just wanted it more than everyone else out there. He needs minutes amongst these old bastards who don’t ever seem to want to move and get a board.
With Giannis this would have been a blowout win. But we didn’t have Giannis, so it doesn’t matter. 6/20 from Lillard is just not good enough. Can’t seem to get everyone on the same page at the same time. Tough loss on this one but if Giannis comes back, I don’t hate our chances. Imagine the memes if Rivers WINS from 3-1 down 😆
I hope Horst trades Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis to North Korea for a couple rice farmers. Would be a huge boost.
I know there’s no such thing as moral victories especially in the playoffs but god damn do I feel proud watching them fight back and nearly make it happen. Just hope they don’t let this loss emotionally drain them moving forward in the series. Need to bounce back Sunday. BUCKS IN SIX
ALSO, How the fuck do we give up 6 rebounds in one possession to a fucking guard????????? Dame with one knee bailed us out because Brook and Bobby were statues.
take all that trade khris talk the fuck outta here bucks legend for life
We had a chance! Pacers weren’t hitting any shots and we couldn’t get a rebound to save our lives! Fuck man!!!
Well… gotta lose 2 to win in 6. LFG!!!
Tbh felt like Doc didn’t give team the best chance to win at the end. The last ATO to Middleton was questionable given he’s hit two big shots before. Of course Pacers will mark him tight.
Giannis would have had close to 30 rebounds tonight. Not sure where lopez is or what he is doing but being the tallest guy on the court and only having 4 rebounds is killer. We have to play Bobby 18 boards
Idk why I’m not sad lol
They made it competitive when they easily could’ve just laid down and died, I’m still confident they can get a W in Indy 🙏
I’m honestly not even mad. That was a heck of a game! The Bucks showed a lot of fight. If Giannis comes back we got this and if Dame and Khris stay healthy I still have hope we can do it this year. Also happy Ajax got some time tonight and hope he’s in it more for the rest of the series.
The Bucks did better then we thought they would BUT don’t compare bench scoring between the teams and dont rewatch the sequence where we gave up like 5 consecutive rebounds.
We could have won the game if the Bucks wouldn’t have stood around waiting for tge ball instead of boxing out the guy closest to them. This is a lazy team defensively that was used to Giannis doing most of the heavy lifting. Hubie Brown referred to the Bucks defense as inexcusable several times.
Terrible way to lose and not much has really changed the series dynamics unless Giannis returns in Game 4.
As bad of a loss as you can get. Dame is clearly injured so we don’t know how he’ll be the rest of the way. Horrible start but you outplay the Pacers in every aspect of the game but rebounding the rest of the way. And a close OT loss. It’s tough to play an away game, give in all this energy comeback and compete 2 days later after such a devastating loss.
Pat Bev fouls twice in less than 10 seconds putting you to foul trouble in the 4th, that was awful. Bobby Portis, so many wide open corner 3s missed. Ajax, unnecessary fouls middle of the game.
And the overtime offensive rebounds allowed. Non-stop 2 minutes of Pacers ball and they were cold as ice. Imagine getting those rebounds and having multiple offensive possessions to go up by a couple scores.
Hopefully Dame doesn’r have anything serious and Middleton isn’t fully gassed next game after such a masterful performance. Next game is for the season.
Reminds me of dames 55 point game against nuggets 2ot. Nuggets won the series. We are cooked