Starring Damian Lillardwho scored all 35 of his points before the end of the first half, the Bucks cruised to a 109-94 win over the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference NBA.
The specific performance of “Dame Dolla” is a record in Milwaukee history and became the third athlete in the history of the League, since 1997/98, to achieve to score 35 or more points in a playoff game, behind Kevin Durant (38 points, April 26, 2019 at Warriors vs. Clippers) and Steve Nash (35 points, May 15, 2005 at Suns at Dallas).
The experienced playmaker was pivotal and despite the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpowho remains unknown when he will return after his injury, while his presence was also important Chris Middleton (23 points, 10 rebounds) and his Bobby Portis (15 points, 11 rebounds).
For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds and his team had one of its worst performances of the season with 123.3 ppg. per game while also making 8/39 3-pointers in today’s game.
The twelve minutes: 30-21, 69-42, 83-71, 109-94
Source: Sport Fm
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