Tyrese Haliburton has 10 points and 12 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't get enough help without Damian Lillard in the lineup. He has 36 points and 12 rebounds, but the other Milwaukee starters combine for 14.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are meeting in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers, who knocked the Bucks out last year, enter as the higher seed and the favorite this year against their Central Division rival.