Indiana, a few minutes after the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st game of the Eastern Conference first round series finished a dominant win, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was already looking forward.
Pacers never watched after the first quarter, but Carlisle warned his team to ensure that the top seven series in Indianapolis will enter the 2nd game on Tuesday.
“The series will be more difficult than that, as a seventh and game 2 monuments.” He said. “Everyone in our team must be armed and dangerous. Follow the right balance is everything for our team.”
Indiana, 117-98 wins on Saturday 1-0 ahead. Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, added Myles Turner 19, and received 17 points for Andrew Nembhard’s Indiana, which scored 28 points and hit 51.9 percent of the field.
Milwaukee lacked the scoring options in the opener. Giannis Anthetokounmpo, a 36 points and 12 rebounds, was a single show, but it was not enough to keep up with Pacers. Bucks watched 67-43 in half.
Antetokounmpo said Milwaukee was playing in Game 1. “I think we’ll be better. We were better in the second half. We got only 50 points in the second half. I hope we’re better in the second half.
Bucks Guard Damian Lillard can return on Tuesday after missing the game 1. The right calf is cleaned from deep vein thrombosis, but the buckets weighing how quickly this stage of healing will improve. Lillard last played against Golden State Warriors on March 18th.
34 -year -old Lillard works with the team and even received a technical foul after discussing with Siakam from the bench at the end of the 1st Game. Lillard has been a complete participant in practice since Thursday.
Head coach Doc Rivers said that Bucks would be “hopeful” on the field during the series.
Even after Lillard returned, Milwaukee faces a difficult match against an Indiana team with 16-3 at home since the All-Star break, including the game 1.
“A really good basketball team is a team you need to compete.” He said. “They won’t give you. You should go there and get it from them. And I think just to simplify something: it is simple to win the series to win the series. It is simple. We just have to find a way to win.”
In addition to Milwaukee’s four -starting players as well as Antetokounmpo, Pacers had a total of 14 points in 5 (25 percent) in the game 1, but Turner is still a place for improvement.
Turner, “Game 1 is about it.” He said. “Take your base line and make your adjustments and come from there. I’m happy to get a dose where we are now.
Indiana managed to slow down Kyle Kuzma, who was on Saturday in 5 shots on Saturday, in 21 minutes.
Pacers also limited Milwaukeee to Bucks’s playoffs with 38.7 percent as 38.7 percent as the best 3 -point shot team in the league.
Lillard’s close return should immediately provide support. Nine times All-Star is an average of 24.9 points and 7.1 assists in 58 games this season.
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