The scenario of the evening was not the same for the Bucks or the Heat, but nevertheless, the two teams experienced the same result: the victory, the third in a row.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (41 points) and his teammates mostly dominated the Pacers (ninth loss in ten games) and only had to confirm in the second half when Jimmy Butler and company fought Orlando to the end to keep the series alive.
Minnesota – Memphis Oklahoma City – Cleveland Golden State – Toronto
Indiana-Milwaukee: 131-141
The Pacers are comeback specialists this season. But there, they were really going too far. The Bucks got off to a great start with nine game-winning baskets in the first quarter. They finish this first action with a score of 15-3. Before driving the point home in the second quarter. A 30-point lead with seconds to go before halftime…
Indiana finally finds color in the third quarter, Buddy Hield and TJ McConnell score 26 points, and Milwaukee is less sharp. To get even closer, Rick Carlisle’s troops sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to the free throw line.
The Greek, who has been awkward since the start of the game in this area, is not as shaky as he was a few days ago against Denver (5/8 in the last four minutes) and finished with 41 points.
Indiana / 131
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
A. Nesmith
27
3/6
2/4
2/2
0
3
3
0
5
1
1
0
-13
10
10
Mr. Turner
36
10/20
2/7
2/4
1
4
5
0
4
0
0
4
0
24
21
TJ McConnell
32
8/11
0/1
3/4
0
6
6
9
2
3
2
0
+9
19
31
B. Hield
36
8/13
5/9
1/2
0
5
5
2
4
3
1
0
+1
22
25
C. Duarte
34
7/11
2/5
1/1
1
3
4
6
1
1
0
0
+10
17
24
J. Smith
11
3/5
1/1
2/4
0
5
5
1
1
0
0
0
-5
9
11
O. Brissett
12
0/2
0/1
0/0
0
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
-11
0
0
T. Taylor
1
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
0
0
A. Nembhard
20
4/9
0/1
1/2
0
0
0
4
0
1
4
0
-24
9
4
B. Mathurin
31
6/12
1/4
8/9
3
5
8
0
3
1
5
0
-12
21
18
49/89
13/33
20/28
5
33
38
22
24
10
13
4
131
144
Milwaukee / 141
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
G. Antetokounmpo
34
16/29
2/7
7/18
5
7
12
6
3
1
2
1
+2
41
35
B. Lopez
24
5/8
3/6
2/2
1
5
6
2
4
1
3
1
+12
15
19
J. Bayram
35
8/17
2/6
5/6
3
6
9
9
0
1
6
0
-5
23
26
P. Connaughton
33
5/9
4/6
0/0
0
8
8
1
1
3
1
0
0
14
21
G. Allen
32
3/7
2/4
2/2
1
1
2
4
3
0
0
1
-2
10
13
K. Middleton
15
7/13
0/4
3/3
0
4
4
4
0
2
1
0
+21
17
20
J. Nwora
12
0/2
0/1
0/0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
+9
0
2
J Carter
12
5/5
2/2
0/0
0
2
2
2
6
1
2
0
+13
12
15
W. Matthews
20
1/4
1/3
0/0
3
1
4
0
1
1
1
0
+2
3
4
J. Ingles
23
2/4
2/4
0/0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
-2
6
8
52/98
18/43
19/31
14
36
50
32
20
11
16
3
141
163
Miami-Orlando: 110-105
The Heat took a long time to put away their neighbor in Florida. The first half, where Anthony Cole and Jimmy Butler shined, was dominated by the Magic. Much better in the third quarter, but Orlando, albeit awkwardly at the time, finishes the drive with a 10-0 run to maintain control in the final quarter.
It is then that the dynamic is reversed. Miami causes turnovers (only 20 for Orlando, which would turn into 32 points), goes 19-6 and wins.
The Heat remain sovereign at home as this is the sixth straight home win for Erik Spoelstra’s men. On the other hand, the end of the streak after two consecutive successes for Magic.
