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Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds on 17-for-21 shooting to help
the Bucks snap their two-game losing streak. Khris Middleton
contributed 19 points and eight assists, and Jrue Holiday
notched 14 points and eight assists. Reserve Lindell Wigginton
had a career-high 12 points.
Milwaukee shot over 50 percent from the field for the fifth time
in the last seven games, cashing in on 48 of its 86 shots (55.8
percent).
Buddy Hield paced Indiana with 36 points and hit eight of 12
shots from behind the arc. Tyrese Haliburton recorded 17 points
and eight assists. Goga Bitadze chipped in 12 points, and Jalen
Smith added 11.
In what was a back and forth third quarter, the Pacers pulled
within one after Haliburton hit a 3-pointer with 55 seconds left
in the frame, but Indiana could never take a lead. The Bucks
went on to outscore the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth, handing them
their seventh consecutive loss.
A 15-7 run in the second quarter put the Pacers up by two, but
Milwaukee outscored Indiana 23-15 for the remainder of the half
to go into the break with a six-point edge. Antetokounmpo led
all scorers with 18 points to go along with nine rebounds, and
Middleton had 11 points.
The Bucks were extremely efficient through the first 24 minutes
of action, hitting 28 of 46 shots (60.9 percent).
Indiana's new duo of Hield and Haliburton kept it within
striking distance, as they combined for 27 points on 10-for-15
shooting. The Pacers were also aggressive on the defensive end,
nabbing six steals that helped translate to nine fastbreak
points.
Milwaukee jumped out to an early seven-point lead thanks to 12
points from Antetokounmpo and a 56.5 percent shooting
performance from the field in the first quarter. Eighteen of its
first 34 points came inside the paint.
--Field Level Media
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