INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 issues, Tyrese Haliburton added 24 and the Indiana Pacers made a franchise playoff report 22 3-pointers as they pulled away past due for a 126-113 victory over the Milwaukee Dollars on Sunday evening.
The win gave the Pacers a 3-1 lead within the best-of-seven collection. Indiana has received 3 immediately since shedding the opener and will achieve the Japanese Convention semifinals for the primary time since 2014 — with a win Tuesday at Milwaukee.
Indiana is 7-2 this season in opposition to the Dollars, who’re seeking to keep away from a 2nd immediately first-round go out.
Haliburton posted a profession playoff scoring top for the second one immediately sport whilst Turner matched a playoff profession top that he set in Friday evening’s time beyond regulation win. Turner additionally had 9 rebounds and 4 assists in opposition to a Dollars squad that was once lacking two injured All-Stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
It is unclear if both will probably be to be had in Sport 5. Antetokounmpo hasn’t performed since straining his left calf April 9. Lillard injured his Achilles tendon Friday evening and had a protecting strolling boot overlaying his proper foot this weekend.
Brook Lopez led the Dollars with 27 issues and 9 rebounds, and Khris Middleton added 25 issues, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
However the Dollars intensity took even larger hits with Middleton taking part in a lot of the second one part with 4 fouls and ahead Bobby Portis Jr. being ejected with 5:01 left within the first quarter after he and Andrew Nembhard have been fascinated about a shoving fit. Portis drew two technical fouls at the play, a part of a six-technical first part.
Nonetheless, the Pacers struggled to take merit, completing the back-and-forth first part with only a 67-64 lead.
However after Lopez’s opened the 3rd quarter with a basket, Haliburton replied with 3 immediately 3s to provide the Pacers a 76-66 lead. The Dollars by no means totally recovered as Indiana prolonged the margin to 95-78 on Obi Toppin‘s layup with 2:24 left within the quarter.
Milwaukee opened the fourth with seven immediately issues to just about 98-92. Indiana replied with a 10-2 run to rebuild a 108-94 cushion with 7:25 to play and the Dollars could not get inside unmarried digits the remainder of the sport.
Nembhard completed with 15 issues and 9 assists for the Pacers and Pascal Siakam added 13 issues, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Malik Beasley added 20 issues for Milwaukee.
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