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Antetokounmpo and Bucks shake off sluggish 1st half, rally to beat the Pacers 120-112
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo shook off a four-point first half and finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 19-point deficit and beat the Indiana Pacers 120-112 on Tuesday.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP who missed the previous three games with a non-COVID illness, stepped up in the second half after the Bucks fell behind 83-64 in the third quarter. The NBA scoring leader made 11 of 20 shots from the field and 8 of 13 from the line while adding five assists.
Brook Lopez scored 16 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks, who outscored the Pacers 67-48 after halftime.
Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 25 points. Pascal Siakam had 20.
Bucks: Just when it seemed as if the Bucks were headed to a third consecutive loss, they went on a 12-0 run and trimmed a huge deficit to three points entering the final quarter. The strong second half made up for a sluggish first half.
Pacers: Each time Indiana nears .500, there’s a setback with another disappointing loss. Blowing such a big lead at home could sting for a while.
Gary Trent Jr. hit two clutch 3-pointers late, the first with the Bucks leading by one and the second with a two-point lead just as the shot clock expired to make it 115-110 with 1:39 remaining.
Damian Lillard missed all seven shots, including three 3s, and committed two turnovers in a forgettable first half while being hounded by top Pacers defender Andrew Nembhard. Lillard finished with 3-for-14 shooting for nine points.
The Bucks host Brooklyn on Thursday, and the Pacers visit Miami on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Myles Turner (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | ||
| 11:54 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:51 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:15 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Damian Lillard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 10:41 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point running layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:46 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 9:37 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-4 |
| 9:02 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Damian Lillard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point running dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 8-4 |
| 8:34 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Andre Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Damian Lillard misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point running pullup jump shot | 8-7 |
| 7:58 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 7:31 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:27 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-10 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point cutting dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 10-10 |
| 6:59 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:23 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point pullup jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 10-12 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting layup (Brook Lopez assists) | 12-12 |
| 5:43 | | Obi Toppin misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 14-12 |
| 5:20 | | Obi Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Portis steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | Taurean Prince misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 14-14 |
| 4:40 | | Bobby Portis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Brook Lopez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 14-17 |
| 4:07 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:05 | | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 14-19 |
| 3:31 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Bobby Portis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:27 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point putback dunk | 16-19 |
| 3:15 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 16-21 |
| 3:06 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Damian Lillard offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Damian Lillard misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:03 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-22 |
| 2:55 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-23 |
| 2:40 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point putback layup | 18-23 |
| 2:23 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 18-26 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 20-26 |
| 1:45 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 23-26 |
| 1:22 | | Pascal Siakam offensive foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-26 |
| 0:52 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (lost ball) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running finger roll layup | 27-26 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 27-28 |
| 0:22 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 30-28 |
| 0:08 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Khris Middleton turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point putback layup | 30-30 |
| 11:38 | | AJ Green shooting foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:38 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-31 |
| 11:30 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Jarace Walker steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point running finger roll layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 30-33 |
| 11:12 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-35 |
| 10:50 | | Jarace Walker blocks Khris Middleton's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Khris Middleton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 32-35 |
| 10:26 | | AJ Green shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | T.J. McConnell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:26 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | T.J. McConnell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:24 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Jarace Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-36 |
| 10:20 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-37 |
| 10:08 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Khris Middleton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Khris Middleton makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 33-37 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Khris Middleton makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 34-37 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Khris Middleton makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 35-37 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-39 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 37-39 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 37-41 |
| 9:13 | | Bobby Portis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:49 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:26 | |