Tyrese Haliburton made a driving layup with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 20 points down in the second quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-118 in overtime in Game 5 of the first round to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Pacers trailed 33-13 with 11:26 left in the second quarter. They were still down 117-111 with 40 seconds left in overtime, with less than a 1% chance to win, and outscored the Bucks 8-1 the rest of the way.
The Bucks had the ball down 1, but Gary Trent Jr. missed a 62-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bucks 24-23. Haliburton (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 14 of the Pacers’ 24 on 5 for 10 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 5 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Trent that tied the game. In that stretch, Andrew Nembhard had 2 of his 3 steals in 55 seconds, the first leading to Aaron Nesmith’s tip-in and the second to Haliburton’s driving layup. With 3:51 left, Haliburton stole the ball from Antetokounmpo, and Nesmith’s driving layup off it put the Pacers ahead 95-94.
Haliburton had 26 points, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and Myles Turner added 21 points and 9 rebounds.
For the Bucks, Trent had 33 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) and 5 steals, and Antetokounmpo added 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers.
The Bucks turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers scored the last 8 points of the game.