The Indiana Pacers came up short in their first opportunity to close out the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. Their offense was the biggest culprit.
MILWAUKEE — Entering Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers were up 3-1 in their first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks and staring at the end of a possible five-game set. They had won three-straight outings in the series and had momentum — they took care of business on their home court, pulled out a, and had gotten excellent play from one or more of their big three in every game so far in the best-of-seven.
"Sure, yeah," Pacers center Myles Turner said after the game when asked if it felt like a missed opportunity."I think that we're embracing the challenge that's coming with us. I think that going back to Indy, I think it will be a good setting for us." "We just got stagnant," Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton said of his team's offensive performance."Stopped making shots, stopped playing our brand of basketball."
On top of their tempo and defensive struggles, the Pacers stagnated offensively due to the Bucks defensive adjustments. Milwaukee changed their defensive matchups, putting starting center Brook Lopez on Aaron Nesmith and sticking Middleton on Turner. That disrupted the Pacers flow and forced them to think, and they played slower as a result. They rarely got into their second or third actions throughout the night.
In the end, the blue and gold had their worst offensive and defensive game of the series, at least numerically. They rarely got going from deep, couldn't get into the paint, and struggled with the Bucks new look on defense. That combination crushed Indiana and led to their second defeat in the series.
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