Pacers eliminate Bucks from playoffs in brutal fashion, closing OT with 8-0 run

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

Indiana forced two ball losses in the last 29 seconds of extra time, and Haliburton blows adapts to Giannis Antetokounmpo for the advantage tray with 1.3 seconds to give the Pacers a 119-118 victory and a 4-1 series victory.

The Pacers closed the game with an 8-0 race over the last 40 seconds of OT to eliminate the Bucks in the first round for the second consecutive season. They will face Cleveland in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference.

Haliburton had 26 points and 10 assists, since it improved 9-0 at playoff games at home. This Chippy playoff series ended properly with a thrust match between the teams in the middle of the court.

Antetokounmpo, an MVP twice, tried that the Bucks of the Short Hands to Victoria, ended with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists, and Gary Trent Jr. made eight triples and scored 33 points for Milwaukee.

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But Trent was also the culprit in the two ball losses at the end of OT. Andrew Nembhard stole his entrance pass, which led to a three -point Haliburton work. And then, with the dollars led by one and just boyfriend to maintain possession and reach the free throw line, the Pacers pressed the ball, forcing Milwaukee to fight. Trent could not control a wandering pass and lost the ball of the limits with 10.8 seconds.

After Haliburton turned the advantage of the advantage, everything Milwaukee could handle was a launch of almost the full field of Trent that had no chance.

Myles Turner had 21 points and nine rebounds, while Aaron Nesmith added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers. Nembhard made a triple to start Indiana’s closing race and ended with 15 points.

In an effort to avoid a third consecutive output of First Round, the Bucks coach, Doc Rivers, connected the AJ Green and Kevin Porter Jr. and the striker Bobby Portis Jr. to the initial alignment. Bucks lacked the star Damian Lillard 10 times, who broke the left Achilles tendon in game 4 on Sunday night.

Associated Press reports.

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