Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points and 12 assists as the Indiana Pacers had a big third quarter with 47 points, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 142-130 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory and second against the Bucks in three days.
Montrealer Bennedict Mathurin added 16 points for the Pacers. Indiana ended Milwaukee’s 15-game home winning streak on Monday and is 4-1 against the Bucks this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, just short of his fourth hat-trick of the season. Damian Lillard added 23 points and five assists, and Khris Middleton overcame a sprained right wrist and sore right knee to finish with 19 points and seven assists.
The Central Division opponents are starting to get to know each other well, having played five games against each other in 54 days when you add in the semifinal of the league tournament in Vegas. Four games have produced a combined point total of at least 247 points.
In December, an argument over a game ball produced a bizarre postgame scene when Antetokounmpo sprinted toward the Indiana locker room. Bucks forward Bobby Portis had been ejected from a game and in Las Vegas, Haliburton drew the ire of some for imitating Lillard by pointing to his wrist after scoring a late three-pointer while the Bucks were on about to be eliminated.
The final regular season game of this series only added fuel to the fire.
Indiana fans repeatedly counted the seconds it took Antetokounmpo to shoot free throws, Milwaukee’s bench was given a technical foul in the third quarter as Lillard and Mathurin exchanged bad words between the third and fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, a fall by Antetokounmpo caused a scramble between Milwaukee rookie Andre Jackson Jr. and Obi Toppin. Both were penalized with technical fouls.
Milwaukee entered the locker room at halftime with a 68-66 lead, but the Pacers opened the machine in the third quarter with a 21-6 run to increase the lead to 113-97 after three quarters.
Subsequently, the Bucks were never able to get within 10 points of the Pacers.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Washington 101 – Cleveland 140
WAS : Kyle Kuzma had 16 points.
CLE : Max Strus had 24 points and Jarrett Allen had 19 rebounds.
Oklahoma City 138 – Atlanta 141
OC : The Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Luguentz Dort finished with 14 points.
ATL : Jalen Johnson had 28 points.
Brooklyn 101 – Houton 112
BRO : Cameron Johnson had 15 points. Nic Claxton grabbed 13 rebounds.
NEW: Alperen Sengun totaled 30 points.
New Orleans 117 – Minnesota 106
NO : Zion Williamson scored 27 points.
MIN : Anthony Edwards had 35 points.
Chicago 100 – New York 116
CHI : DeMar DeRozan had 28 points.
NY: Julius Randle produced 35 points. Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed 20 rebounds and Jalen Brunson had 13 assists.
Portland 97 – Dallas 126
BY : Anfernee Simons allowed 15 points and five rebounds.
DAL : Luka Doncic scored 41 points and teammate Kyrie Irving had 29.
LA Clippers 131 – Phoenix 122
LAC : Paul George was the most productive of his team with 33 points.
PHO : Devin Booker had a 35-point night
Detroit 148 – Utah 154 (prolongation)
THAT: Cade Cunningham scored twice with 31 points and 12 assists.
UTA : Lauri Markkanen stood out with 31 points for the Jazz.
Miami 110 – Los Angeles Lakers 96
MIA : Eight players had at least 10 points, including Tyler Herro, the leader with 21.
LAL : Anthony Davis had 29 points, but the Lakers suffered 21 turnovers.
2024-01-04 03:00:00
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