“ Bucks in seven! » « Bucks in seven! » Fiserv Forum spectators can rejoice, they got what they hoped for: a large victory for their troop (115-92), to extend the series and keep the hope of winning it in a seventh game, despite the advantage taken by the Pacers.
Still deprived of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard last night, the Bucks had a great game relying on the “double-double” of Khris Middleton (29 points and 12 rebounds), Bobby Portis (29 points and 10 rebounds) , as well as Patrick Beverley (13 points and 12 assists).
So many individual performances necessary, coupled with a more important collective performance: their biggest defensive effort of the series, to limit Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and their gang.
Before feeling comfortable in this meeting, the Bucks had to go through a period of doubt. The fault lies with the Pacers who came without complexes, displaying a nice 3-point skill to start the match. An address allowing them to finish the first quarter with a three possession lead (23-31).
The gap widens in the third quarter
Without realizing that it would be their most accomplished quarter of the match. Because behind, the locals will react in an authoritarian manner. An 18-2 inflicted on the basis of the activity of the strong men still in play on the Bucks side, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis and, less expected, Patrick Beverley. The leader brought 12 points in this period alone and above all brought his crazy energy in defense.
Milwaukee took a short lead at the break (53-48), but had done the hard part: stopping the attack on the other side. In the minutes which followed the passage to the locker room, the locals signed a very painful 9-0 for the team led by Rick Carlisle. The latter reacted for a while before definitively exploding in the following minutes, notably after two 3-point baskets from Malik Beasley (82-63).
The Bucks shooter woke up at the right time to give his team more than 20 points. This gap widened in the last quarter, again thanks to the Khris Middleton – Bobby Portis tandem, with up to 27 units in advance. Stunned, the Pacers will not recover.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– Patrick Beverley transformed. The Milwaukee point guard has not always been known for his creative qualities since the start of his career. This night, he behaved like a real manager, with limited waste, capable of changing pace to generate space and offer good shots to his teammates, like Malik Beasley who took advantage of his offerings to the end of the third quarter. In addition to tying his career best in passing, he displayed his characteristic tone on defense. And shows his cunning by indirectly causing a technical foul from Obi Toppin by trying to recover a throw-in, before following up with a 2+1 on the other side of the field, with his “short” gesture to chamber his opponent . From Beverley in the text.
– The Pacers attack is seized. Seeing Indiana players not pass the 100 point mark had only happened once in the regular season. In this series, this is already the second occurrence. After 94 points scored in their inaugural defeat in Game 1, the Pacers posted the poorest offensive performance of their season. Tyrese Haliburton and his team had started their evening very strongly with a 7/12 by far in the first ten minutes. But the visitors ended up dying before the defensive efforts of Patrick Beverley and others. The leaders of the Pacers were far too passive. Pascal Siakam, for example, was the only starter to obtain free throws, for a poor result (1/5).
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
