On Thursday night as the NCAA officially opened its college league, the nba he didn’t want to be left behind in his opinion amazing results. Such was the case of the duel Milwaukee vs. Indiana that, against all odds, left in the hands of the Pacers. And not slowly: 139-123 about a few dollars with John, Middleton and Holliday available.
The Pacers have exceeded expectations all year and every time they start to get written off, there’s a win that puts them in the match map for the Play-In. In this case, with a aggressive festival against the Bucks’ usually dominant defense.
Visit scored 139 points, 22 of 46 on 3-pointers and 56% from the field. And all without key figures like Tyrese Haliburton or Bennedict Mathurin.
Aaron Nesmith smashes the 6th quarter of the night!🔥 pic.twitter.com/SRkjxghk2p
—Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 17, 2023
The base glowed in its place Andrew Nembhardtwith 24 points in 27 minutes, accompanied well by his 22 Aaron Nesmith and the 20 of Buddy Hield. For the Bucks, they did not reach 25 points and 9 rebounds John Antetokounmpo on a Mike Budenholzer set that lost the second half by a margin 84 to 59!
A new reminder that The NBA does not forgive teams that trust each other Or take your foot off the gas.
it’s raining in milwaukee.☔️ pic.twitter.com/EtXVz51gZh
—Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 17, 2023
The result has a double impact on the race in the East. On the one hand, returns to bring life to Boston and Philadelphia by facing the Conference’s number one. Now the Bucks are just two games ahead of the Celtics and three games ahead of the Sixers and have to face both: they host Boston on March 30th and Philadelphia on April 2nd.
On the other hand, the win once again leaves Indiana in a shot for tenth place: the Pacers They were just a half game behind the Washington Wizardswho today would be the last to be classified in the Play-In.
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