Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers Preview: The Central division foes, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers will square-up against each other in the eastern conference playoffs tomorrow again at Fiserv Forum arena.
This marks the game five of this seven game series as the initial battle was won by Pacers (126-113) at home. As Bucks are looking for second win to save this first round of playoffs.
On the other side, the Pacers have ended their season on a good form and kept it running against eastern proven team Bucks. Indiana is seeking to close this series down at Milwaukee home and strong message in east for advanced round.
MIL vs IND Game Info
- Date: Wednesday 1st May 2024
- Time: 7:00 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Sports 18, Jio Cinema
- Location: Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
MIL vs IND Starting Eight:
Bucks (MIL) Possible Starting 8: Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Pat Connaughton, Marjon Beauchamp, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis
Pacers (IND) Possible Starting 8: Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Richard-Felder Mathurin, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner, Jalen Smith
MIL vs IND Match Preview:
Milwaukee Bucks Team Updates (1-3):
- The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup, aiming to avoid elimination.
- The third-seeded Bucks (49-33), who won the Central Division title, will most likely be missing two key players due to injuries.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, the power forward, is listed as doubtful due to a calf issue. Damian Lillard, a point guard, is also doubtful due to an Achilles ailment.
- Brook Lopez scored 27 points in the team’s last away game, but it wasn’t enough to secure a win. He did not receive sufficient assistance, and Booby Portis was also expelled.
Indiana Pacers Team Updates (3-1):
- The Pacers lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 after winning both games over the weekend in Indianapolis.
- Myles Turner led the Indiana Pacers to victory in game 4 with 29 points and 9 rebounds, nearly clinching the series for the team.
- Six Pacers have averaged in double digits throughout the series, with Myles Turner (24.3, 8.3, 3.3) and Pascal Siakam (25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists) leading the way. Adding 15.8 points, 10 assists, and 6.3 rebounds is Tyrese Haliburton.
- The closing total has been easily exceeded in the last three games, all of which the Pacers have won. With Doc Rivers’ team not seeming to be able to shift in order to counter the Pacers’ offence
MIL vs IND Injury Updates
- MIL (Bucks): Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf injury)
- IND (Pacers): Bennedict Mathurin (Shoulder injury)
MIL vs IND Postseason Players Comparisons
- Points: Damian Lillard (32.3) vs Pascal Siakam (25.8)
- Rebounds: Bobby Portis (10.8) vs Pascal Siakam (10.5)
- Assists: Patrick Beverly (5.3) vs Tyrese Haliburton (10.0)
- Steals: Pat Connaughton (1.7) vs Myles Turner (1.0)
- Blocks: Brook Lopez (1.5) vs Pascal Siakam (1.5)
- Free Throw%: Damian Lillard (96.4) vs Aaron Nesmith (92.3)
- Field Goal Percentage%: Khris Middleton (50.6) vs Andrew Nembhard (61.1)
- Three Point Percentage%: Damian Lillard (44.4) vs Myles Turner (50.0)
Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers Winning Prediction
- For the second straight season, the sixth-seeded Pacers want to land the knockout blow and eliminate the Bucks in the opening round. In Game 5, they are 3.5-point road favourites and are up 3-1 in the series.
- Even though they have the upper hand in this best-of-seven series after winning the previous three games by an average of 11 points per game, there is still some doubt going into Game 5 because of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s (calf) and Damian Lillard’s (Achilles) possible comeback.
MIL vs IND Last 10 H2H Match-up
- MIL (Bucks): 3 games won
- IND (Pacers): 7 games won
MIL vs IND Team Squads:
MIL (Bucks): Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Malik Beasley, MarJon Beauchamp, Marques Bolden, Pat Connaughton, Jae Crowder, AJ Green, Andre Jackson Jr., Damian Lillard, Chris Livingston, Robin Lopez, Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton, Cameron Payne, Bobby Portis, TyTy Washington Jr., Lindell Wigginton, Patrick Beverly
IND (Pacers): Tyrese Haliburton, Chris Duarte, Andrew Nembhard, Buddy Hield, Aaron Nesmith, Terry Jackson, David Stockton, Bennedict Mathurin, Justin Holiday, Isaiah Jackson, Kendall Brown, Jalen Smith, Myles Turner, Oscar Tshiebwe, Isaiah Jackson, Goga Bitadze, Isaiah Jackson, Pascal Siakam
MIL vs IND Dream11 Team
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