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Bucks erase 11-point halftime hole, beat Pacers 110-102 on the boards
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-102 at Fiserv Forum, coming back from a 61-50 halftime deficit. Milwaukee took over with a 34-point third quarter and a 71-55 edge on the boards. The Bucks got their first win and move to 1-3, 12th in the East, while Indiana falls to 2-2 and sits 9th.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 7 h ago01The story of the nightThe turning pointIndiana controlled the first half.
Indiana controlled the first half. The Pacers scored 32 in the second quarter while Milwaukee managed 19, and Indiana went to the locker room up 61-50. That matched the Pacers' biggest lead of the night, 11. The third quarter flipped it. Milwaukee scored 34 points to Indiana's 24 and cut the gap to 85-84 after three. The fourth belonged to the Bucks. They outscored the Pacers 26-17, and Indiana's 17 was its lowest quarter of the game. Milwaukee's biggest lead was 9. The game had 9 lead changes, but the Bucks held the last lead.
02Herro leads a balanced Milwaukee attackTyler Herro led Milwaukee with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 7-of-14 shooting.
Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 7-of-14 shooting. He went 6 of 10 at the line. Ryan Rollins added 19 points on 7-of-14 and hit 3 of 7 from deep. He finished plus-10. Kyle Kuzma scored 17 on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 6 from three. Off the bench, Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 14 rebounds in 19.1 minutes. Myles Turner scored only 6 on 2-of-7, but he had 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Milwaukee was plus-14 with him on the floor, the best mark in the game.
03Haliburton and Siakam carry IndianaTyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 22 points and 9 assists.
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 22 points and 9 assists. He shot 8 of 17, made 4 of 10 threes and turned it over once. Pascal Siakam had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, but also 4 turnovers, and finished minus-9. Obi Toppin gave the bench 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Aaron Nesmith scored 13 and made 3 of 7 from three. Jarace Walker had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks but shot 3 of 12. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 9 and was minus-11, the worst mark on the team. Larry Nance Jr. went 0 for 5 from three.
04Where it was won: the glassRebounding decided this one.
Rebounding decided this one. Milwaukee outrebounded Indiana 71-55. The shooting was close. The Bucks hit 41 of 95 (43.2%) and the Pacers hit 39 of 96 (40.6%). Both teams made 13 threes, Milwaukee on 44 attempts and Indiana on 48. Milwaukee edged the paint 50-48. Indiana won in transition, 16-14 in fast-break points. The Bucks were better at the line, going 15 of 21 to Indiana's 11 of 18, and their bench outscored Indiana's 37-32. Indiana turned it over 13 times to Milwaukee's 11. The Bucks scored 14 points off turnovers to the Pacers' 13.
05What it meansMilwaukee gets its first win and moves to 1-3, 12th in the East.
Milwaukee gets its first win and moves to 1-3, 12th in the East. The Bucks have now beaten Indiana twice this season, after a 128-127 game on Oct. 16. Rollins, Kuzma and Ware all scored in double figures behind Herro, and Turner's defense showed up in the plus-minus. Indiana falls to 2-2 and sits 9th in the East. The Pacers led by 11 at the half and then scored 17 in the fourth quarter. They shot 13 of 48 from three, which left little margin once Milwaukee controlled the boards.
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