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Without Damian Lillard, Bucks against elimination with Pacers

April 27, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Indian Pacers protector Tyrese Haliburton (0) is looking for a shot against Milwaukee Bucks Advanced Anthetokounmpo (34) in the third quarter for the 2024 NBA playoffs in the Fiserv Forum. Compulsory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Milwaukee Bucks lost to the sieving of the star watchman Damian Lillard for a long time because of a torn left Achilles tendon.

Bucks will try to challenge long rates when they meet Indiana Pacers in the 5th game of the Eastern Conference in Indianapolis on Tuesday night.

Milwaukee was left behind in the seven best series when 129-103 by Pacers, who visited Sunday night. However, the most painful moment of Bucks’s miserable night occurred when Lillard fell to the ground in the middle of the first quarter due to serious injury.

On Monday, Lillard took a MRI exam that confirms the tears of Achilles. Bucks said Lillard would miss the rest of the season and surgery.

This was the diagnosis that Bucks Coach Doch Rivers spoke at a press conference after the game in Milwaukee on Sunday.

Rivers, “For the next 40 hours, my job is to make us upright and try to win a game in Indiana and bring it back here.” He said.

Sunday’s match has been third in Lillard since he returned from a blood clot in his lower right leg. He missed the last 14 normal season matches and the first competition of this series.

This was a loss on the second season and Tuesday, when Milwaukee matched Lillard with MVP Finalist Giannis Antetokounmpo, and both of them will make two first rounds against Pacers.

Antetokounmpo does not expect Lillard to take off his career in July.

“He’s the most challenging – mentally challenging – one of the most challenging men I’ve been around, and that person.” He said. “And I believe that I believe it will overcome every obstacle that will be in front of him.”

Bucks is definitely faced with a major obstacle in Pacers. Indiana, Milwaukee’de before losing 16 matches with the series of 19 and eight points with a home win.

Pacers later on Sunday night when they hit a 60.2 percent star from the field and eight players got a double -digit score. Indiana had 36 assists in 50 baskets.

Myles Turner was a high scorer with 23 points, Tyrese Haliburton had an extraordinary game with 17 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds. Assist total, last year’s six -game series in the third game of Bucks’a Haliburton’un shy after the high after the season was a shy.

Uz We’re doing a good job to pay attention, Hal Haliburton said. “We really take the next step, to keep each other responsible. This is a really big step for a young team.”

Pacers is also trying to turn the series into a runway meeting.

In the eyes of Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, this is the best way to resist the talents of Anthetokounmpo.

“You just have to try to force, Car Carlisle said. “If you score a goal in the rim, we have to get it quickly to run. We have to play fast, play insistently and try to wear the best of our opponent.”

Bucks needs three straight victory to keep the seasons alive.

Kevin Porter Jr. will have a larger role after accelerating in the absence of Lillard. After 33 minutes on the counter in the game, he made five 3 points and received 23 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Milwaukee is not shy when it comes to chance.

“We just have to continue to believe who we’re,” Porter said. “Look, if any team can return from 3-1, this team. We all believe it. This (Series) is definitely far from ending.”

Pacers missed Bennictt Mathurin (rotten abdominal) Security Game 4. The game is listed as questionable for 5.

-FELD level media

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