Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

Mar 16, 2023 11:57 pm

Pacers’ strong fourth quarter ends loss string to Bucks

Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and T.J. McConnell added 19 with 12 assists as the visiting Indiana Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks 139-123 on Thursday night.

The Pacers used a very strong second half to take the victory, outscoring Milwaukee 84-59. Aaron Nesmith added 22 points, Buddy Hield scored 20 with six assists and Myles Turner scored 11 while grabbing eight rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton (right ankle sprain) was once again unavailable.

Milwaukee (50-20), without Brook Lopez for just the second game this season as well as Grayson Allen and Jae Crowder, was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 25 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes played due to foul trouble. Jrue Holiday added 19 with 11 assists and both Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis contributed 16 points.

The Bucks were in relative control in the first half, leading by 10 after the first quarter and by nine, 64-55 at halftime. Middleton paced the team with 12 points at the break with Antetokounmpo’s minutes limited.

In the third, the Bucks continued to hold a lead. However, it would quickly go south. Milwaukee was up 99-90 with just 2:46 to go in the third before Indiana (32-38) turned the tables, tying the game 101-101 going into the fourth and never looking back. Indiana scored 49 points in the third quarter.

The biggest factor in Indiana’s comeback and dominance late in the game was beyond the arc. The Pacers made eight of their 11 3-pointers in the third and continued their hot shooting in the fourth, ultimately finishing 22-for-46 from deep.

Indiana defeated Milwaukee for the first time since Feb. 12, 2020, ending a 10-game losing streak against their division rival. The season series now stands at 2-1 in favor of Milwaukee, with the fourth and final matchup set for March 29 at Indiana.

–Field Level Media

You may also like

liberty
Jul 3, 2025 9:28 pm

Natasha Cloud keys Liberty’s comeback against Sparks

Natasha Cloud scored a season-high 23 points as the New York Liberty overcame an 11-point deficit, took control late in the third quarter and rallied for an 89-79 victory over…

kelsey mitchell
Jul 3, 2025 9:24 pm

Kelsey Mitchell, Fever cruise past anemic Aces

Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points, Natasha Howard had a double-double and the Indiana Fever never trailed in an 81-54 rout of the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night in Indianapolis….

Ben McLemore
Jul 3, 2025 8:49 pm

Ex-NBA player Ben McLemore convicted of rape charge

Following an 11-day trial and about 10 hours of deliberation, an Oregon jury found former NBA guard Ben McLemore guilty on Thursday of raping a woman in 2021. McLemore, 32,…

More Basketball News

liberty
Jul 3, 2025 9:28 pm

Natasha Cloud keys Liberty’s comeback against Sparks

Natasha Cloud scored a season-high 23 points as the New York Liberty overcame an 11-point deficit, took control late in the third quarter and rallied for an 89-79 victory over…

kelsey mitchell
Jul 3, 2025 9:24 pm

Kelsey Mitchell, Fever cruise past anemic Aces

Ben McLemore
Jul 3, 2025 8:49 pm

Ex-NBA player Ben McLemore convicted of rape charge

Jared Dudley
Jul 3, 2025 3:49 pm

Report: Jared Dudley to join Nuggets as top assistant coach

angel reese sky
Jul 3, 2025 1:03 pm

Reports: WNBA players not impressed with initial CBA proposal

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds
[gs-fb-comments]