(Photo : Dylan Buell/Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Damian Lillard (#0) of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball whereas being guarded by Pascal Siakam (#43) and T.J. McConnell (#9) of the Indiana Pacers within the second quarter throughout Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 26, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks tried their finest in opposition to the Indiana Pacers however nonetheless fell quick within the additional time, 118-121.
With the Greek Freak nonetheless out, the workforce needed to squeeze every part from Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton.
The duo produced what they may all through the sport, besides within the fourth quarter, the place Lillard struggled once more.
Lillard entered the third sport of the seven-game collection, averaging zero factors within the fourth quarter. Even in additional time, Dame Time didn’t occur.
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Coach Doc Rivers mentioned his famous person was taking part in with an Achilles problem and requested to not be used as the primary choice within the offense.
“Honestly, Dame was really struggling,” Rivers advised reporters after the sport.
“In the overtime, he literally said, ‘I’ll be the decoy. I just can’t go as far as explosion.’ So I thought Dame just being out there was huge for us.”
Although he’s not felt within the crunch time, Dame has been producing factors for the workforce, scoring 28, 34, and 35 within the playoffs.
Khris Middleton’s heroics go to waste
For the longest time, Middleton, Antetokounmpo’s tag-team accomplice, tried to will the Bucks to a victory as mightly as he might.
He scored 42 factors, grabbed ten rebounds, and dished out 5 assists within the shedding effort.
He hit the regulation time’s buzzer-beater three-pointer to pressure the OT and the three-pointer within the dying seconds of the OT to tie the rating at 118 earlier than Tyrese Haliburton scored an And-1 with six seconds left within the clock.
The sport stays in Indiana earlier than returning to Fiserv Forum for Game 5.
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