Tyrese Haliburton made a 15-foot floater with 1.6 seconds left in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-118 in overtime for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Khris Middleton made a 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Brook Lopez with 2.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 111 for the Bucks, but the Pacers outscored them 10-7 in overtime.
The Bucks had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Middleton missed a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bucks 20-19. Myles Turner scored 7 of the Pacers’ 20 on 3 for 5 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Haliburton had 4 of his 16 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Turner that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Pascal Siakam that put the Pacers ahead. With 4:42 left, Damian Lillard stole the ball from Haliburton, and Bobby Portis’ corner 3-pointer off it put the Bucks ahead 104-101.
Turner had 29 points and 9 rebounds, and Haliburton added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists. Haliburton assisted on 7 of Turner’s 10 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Bucks, Middleton had 42 points and 10 rebounds, and Lillard added 28 points, 8 assists and 3 steals but shot 6 for 20.
The Bucks gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Pacers missed. The Pacers outscored the Bucks 28-6 off the bench. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 55-42 in 24 minutes together. Patrick Beverley fouled out.