Pacers vs Bucks

The Pacers posted stunning comeback win in their last game against the Bucks. Not so sure they will have a similar goal this time around.

Of course, this similar situation was in play recently in Milwaukee and Andrew Nembhard spearheaded an unlikely comeback win for the Pacers which included a 49-point third quarter and 84-point second half. With a young lineup expected to start sans Tyrese Haliburton against the best team in the league that appears top heavy in the rotation and motivated to maintain that top spot, this game appears more about development for the Pacers, as opposed to hunting for another win. MIL: Giannis Antetokounmpo - probable (sore right knee), Goran Dragic - probable (sore left knee), Joe Ingles - questionable (left knee injury management), Khris Middleton - questionable (right knee injury management), Jae Crowder - out (left calf injury management/rehab), Meyers Leonard - out (sore left calf)

Jrue Holiday scored 51 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a triple-double with 38 points to handle a Pacers team playing without three starters.

Mathurin scored 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting to go with nine rebounds and two assists in 40 minutes. Coach Rick Carlisle and the Pacers spent much of January and February lamenting how difficult it was to find minutes for both Jalen Smith and Isaiah Jackson. Smith, meanwhile, went off for 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and even had four assists. He scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting and knocked down all five of his 3-pointers. The Bucks shot 58-of-93 from the field (62.4%), 10-of-25 from 3-point range and posted 1.34 points per possession. Former MVP and current MVP candidate Giannis Anteotokounmpo was already on the brink of a triple-double at halftime with 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Nembhard missed each of his first five shots, but he was still creating for others throughout the game. They have the best record in the NBA and increased their Eastern Conference lead to three games over the Celtics heading in to their matchup Thursday. With Andrew Nembhard and T.J. However, the Bucks still played two of their three superstars and each put up absolutely bonkers numbers. He also dished out eight assists and posted eight rebounds. They are now in 12th place in the Eastern Conference and nearing mathematical elimination from postseason contention.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Milwaukee Bucks held back the pesky Indiana Pacers Wednesday night at Gainbridge FieldHouse, winning 149-136 to improve their NBA-best ...

It is a crucial game in the Bucks' quest to capture the top seed in the East. Former Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon is a sixth man of the year candidate while averaging 14.6 points and 3.7 assists off the bench. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is the combination of Bucks wins and Boston Celtics losses. With 8:37 to go in the game, Grayson Allen got out into open space and elevated for a monster dunk over former teammate Jordan Nwora. Defensive plays were few and far between Wednesday night, but Lopez still protected the rim at a high level and he got back in transition to swat an Andrew Nembhard layup attempt. He moved to the front office after that and played a key role in the team acquiring Oscar Robertson in 1970, which helped the franchise win its first title. And the fact that he worked with the Bucks and everything he’s meant to the league. The Bucks lead 73-69 at the half by shooting 60.4% from the field overall and 42.9% from behind the three-point line. By the time the Bucks pulled their starters, they were up 145-126. The Pacers averaged 129.7 points, including two of the top 10 highest-scoring games an opponent has had against the Bucks. He also went 10 for 14 from the free throw line. He was also 8 for 10 from the free throw line.

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the March 29, 2023 matchup between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee ...

The Milwaukee Bucks face the skidding Indiana Pacers to end their four-game road trip.

The short-handed Pacers allowed Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday to have a historic night, but Indiana's effort still impressed the Bucks.

The Pacers got an up close look at Antetokounmpo and a sense of how difficult it is to stop one of the most physically gifted players to ever walk the Earth. As a team, the Bucks shot 62.4% from the floor, scored 86 points in the paint and posted 1.34 points per possession. Mathurin, Nesmith and Nwora have rarely had the opportunity to play together this season, but they played excellent in concert on Wednesday. "I think the best thing we did today was just push the pace on a team that has a lot of vets that probably don't want to run and play as fast as we do all game," said Nembhard, who posted a career-high 15 assists to go with 15 points. The Pacers have pushed Nembhard to be more aggressive when he's running the show, and they also wanted the wings to feel free to attack and create as well. McConnell and George Hill to function as a second-unit backcourt and James Johnson to step in at center for a while because of foul trouble, but forward Oshae Brissett and center Jalen Smith came off the bench so that seven of the 10 players the Pacers used were under 25. I think that was the best part of our game and we were just playing free basketball. The best team in the NBA needed most of the fourth quarter to put away a team that has effectively given up hope of postseason play and ceased to care about its record. The Bucks play the Celtics, the second-place team in the Eastern Conference, in a nationally televised game Thursday night. The veteran guard famously doesn't skip games and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said a "doctor had to intervene" to keep him away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday and Wednesday. For the second straight game, the Pacers started a lineup of five players 24 and under -- rookies Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin in the backcourt, third-year wings Aaron Nesmith and Jordan Nwora at the forward spots and second-year big man Isaiah Jackson at center. Antetokounmpo finished the first half one assist short of a triple-double and ended up with 38 points on 14 of 18 shooting, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.