Few NBA players who are making their playoff debut this postseason have a tougher assignment than Andrew Nembhard. The former Gonzaga standout in his second sea
standout in his second season with the Indiana Pacers has spent much of his first two playoff games chasing around All-NBA guard Damian Lillard through ball screen after ball screen, trying to make Lillard’s job of carrying the Milwaukee Bucks without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo that much more difficult.
That said, the 6-foot-5 Candian’s resilience on both ends of the floor has been a difference maker in Indiana stealing homecourt advantage after tying the series 1-1. Following a quiet Game 1 in which he had six points and three assists, Nembhard stepped up in a big way with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 125-108 victory in Game 2. He shot 8-of-11 from the field and knocked down one 3-pointer.
Nembhard, whether intentional or not, managed to get under Lillard's skin after both got tangled up on an inbounds play during Game 1, resulting in a double-technical assessed to both guards. Nembhard got a second technical in Game 2 after an altercation with Patrick Beverly. Safe to say there's no backing down from the 24-year-old playing on the biggest stage of his career.
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