[Post Game Thread] Indiana Pacers (2-0) rev up for a 123-115 win over Milwaukee Bucks (0-2) – Pascal Siakam was in the driver’s seat from start to finish with 24/11/3/3
Officials: Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, Eric Dalen, and Gediminas Petraitis
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
Milwaukee Bucks
30
30
27
28
115
Indiana Pacers
40
28
31
24
123
TEAM STATS
Team
PTS
FG
FG%
3P
3P%
FT
FT%
OREB
TREB
AST
PF
STL
TO
BLK
Milwaukee Bucks
115
44-87
50.6%
14-35
40.0%
13-19
68.4%
12
50
26
19
3
15
6
Indiana Pacers
123
44-90
48.9%
16-36
44.4%
19-19
100.0%
7
45
30
19
8
8
3
PLAYER STATS
Milwaukee Bucks
MIN
PTS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
ORB
DRB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
±
Kyle KuzmaSF
31:00
12
5-10
0-3
2-2
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
2
-7
Giannis AntetokounmpoPF
39:37
34
14-20
0-0
6-10
7
11
18
7
0
1
4
2
-11
Brook LopezC
16:09
8
3-6
2-4
0-0
1
0
1
1
0
4
1
2
-9
Taurean PrinceSG
19:25
6
2-4
2-3
0-0
0
0
0
4
2
0
2
1
-13
Damian LillardPG
36:58
14
4-13
2-8
4-5
0
3
3
7
0
0
2
4
-7
Bobby Portis
31:51
28
11-19
6-11
0-1
1
11
12
1
0
1
0
2
1
Gary Trent Jr.
29:31
4
1-4
1-3
1-1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
-1
Kevin Porter Jr.
15:03
9
4-9
1-2
0-0
0
1
1
3
0
0
3
2
-1
Jericho Sims
08:03
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
AJ Green
12:23
0
0-2
0-1
0-0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
Pat Connaughton
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andre Jackson Jr.
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Livingston
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ryan Rollins
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler Smith
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indiana Pacers
MIN
PTS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
ORB
DRB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
±
Aaron NesmithSF
30:53
16
5-9
4-5
2-2
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
4
10
Pascal SiakamPF
34:22
24
8-16
2-5
6-6
2
9
11
3
3
0
2
4
8
Myles TurnerC
32:57
15
6-10
1-3
2-2
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
3
7
Andrew NembhardSG
34:04
17
6-10
3-5
2-2
0
3
3
6
0
0
1
3
10
Tyrese HaliburtonPG
35:01
21
8-19
3-10
2-2
1
4
5
12
0
0
3
1
2
Obi Toppin
21:09
7
3-4
1-2
0-0
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
-4
Bennedict Mathurin
17:07
14
4-10
1-4
5-5
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
-2
T.J. McConnell
16:16
6
3-8
0-0
0-0
3
2
5
4
2
0
0
0
2
Jarace Walker
10:37
3
1-4
1-2
0-0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
Thomas Bryant
07:31
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
5
Tony Bradley
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Johnny Furphy
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James Johnson
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ben Sheppard
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah Jackson
00:00
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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