Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 11 assists, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-113 for their fourth straight win.
The Pacers trailed 26-11 with 3:49 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Bucks 111-87 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bucks 8-1. Haliburton (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2023-24) scored 6 of the Pacers’ 8 on 3 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, T.J. McConnell had 4 of his 9 assists off the bench, 3 of them on baskets by Isaiah Jackson and Bennedict Mathurin that put the Pacers ahead.
Mathurin had 25 points and a career-high 13 rebounds off the bench, and McConnell added 16 points and 9 assists off the bench. McConnell scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the first quarter), a season-high 18 rebounds and 11 assists, his third triple-double of the season, and Damian Lillard went 1 for 9 from 3. Khris Middleton had 21 points (9 in the second quarter) and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. Brook Lopez had 21 points and 4 blocks. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pacers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Bucks’ 8 and outscored them 70-16 off the bench. The Bucks forced 7 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks’ starters outscored the Pacers 61-48 in 24 minutes together.