Haliburton will get assist from Indiana’s reserves as Pacers win 122-113, finish Bucks’ residence win streak
MILWAUKEE — Tyrese Haliburton had 26 factors, 11 assists and 9 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee 122-113 on Monday, stopping the Bucks’ 15-game residence profitable streak.
Bennedict Mathurin added 25 factors and a career-high 13 rebounds for Indiana, and Isaiah Jackson had 18 factors and 9 assists. T.J. McConnell scored 12 of his 16 factors within the fourth quarter and in addition had 9 assists.
Mathurin, Jackson and McConnell helped the Pacers outscore the Bucks 70-16 in bench factors. That enabled the Pacers to win on an evening once they shot simply 5 of 35 from 3-point vary.
Antetokounmpo had 30 factors, 18 rebounds and 11 assists for his thirty eighth profession triple-double, and third this season. The two-time MVP is averaging 46.3 factors, 13.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 4 conferences with Indiana this season, however the Bucks are 1-3 in these video games.
Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton every scored 21 factors for the Bucks. Damian Lillard had 13 factors whereas taking pictures 3 of 16 total and 1 of 9 from 3-point vary.
The Pacers trailed by 15 within the third quarter earlier than rallying to take a 90-89 lead with 10:12 left on a Jackson basket that capped a 19-5 run. The recreation went forwards and backwards from there earlier than McConnell scored six factors throughout an 8-0 spurt that gave Indiana a 109-101 edge with 3:59 remaining.
After Middleton hit a 3-pointer to finish the run, Haliburton responded with two straight jumpers to make it 113-104. The Bucks scored 5 straight to chop the result in 113-109, however Haliburton drove into the lane for a three-point play with 1:20 left.
The victory for Indiana marked the primary of two matchups in a three-day stretch in a sequence that has was a reasonably spirited rivalry this season.
After the Pacers gained their first two conferences – together with an In-Season Tournament semifinal triumph – Antetokounmpo set a franchise single-game report by scoring 64 factors in a 140-125 win over Indiana on Dec. 13.
The groups had a skirmish in a hallway resulting in the Pacers’ locker room after that Dec. 13 recreation in a dispute over the sport ball.
Indiana was lacking Bruce Brown for a fifth straight recreation due to a bone bruise in his proper knee, and Andrew Nembhard performed simply eight minutes earlier than leaving with a sore again. The Bucks have been enjoying with out MarJon Beauchamp because of a non-COVID-19 sickness.
A second of silence was held earlier than the sport to honor Herb Kohl, who owned the Bucks from 1985-2014 and served 4 phrases within the U.S. Senate. A video tribute to Kohl aired through the recreation’s first timeout, and a bit of the Fiserv Forum crowd chanted “Thank you, Herb!”
This was the Bucks’ first residence recreation since Kohl died Wednesday on the age of 88.
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The Bucks and Pacers meet once more Wednesday at Indiana of their final matchup of the common season.
