The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-102 on Monday at Fiserv Forum, with Tyler Herro scoring 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and seven assists. The win was Milwaukee’s first of the season, improving the Bucks to 1-3, while Indiana fell to 2-2.
A 34-point third quarter broke a tight game open for Milwaukee. The Bucks outscored the Pacers 34-24 in the period after Indiana had taken a 29-31 edge into the second quarter behind a 32-19 run of its own. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 20 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, but the Pacers shot just 27% from three-point range on 13-of-48 attempts and could not keep pace once Milwaukee’s role players took over.
Key Moments: How The Bucks Pulled Away
The Pacers led by 11 early, but the Bucks clawed back. Milwaukee shot 43% from the field to Indiana’s 41% and won the free-throw battle 15-of-21 to 11-of-18, a difference that proved decisive. The third-quarter burst, a 34-24 run, gave the Bucks control for good.s largest lead was nine. Ryan Rollins hit a 24-foot three-point step-back jumper to put the Bucks ahead 41-39 with 8:15 left in the second quarter, part of a stretch in which Milwaukee scored nine straight points.
Indiana answered, with Pascal Siakam connecting on a 24-foot three to push the Pacers back in front 48-44 with 6:33 remaining in the half. But Milwaukee’s bench, led by Rollins and Kyle Kuzma, kept the game within reach before the Bucks seized control in the third quarter, outscoring Indiana by 10 points in the frame to take command for good.
Top Performers
Herro’s 23-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist line paced Milwaukee. Ryan Rollins added 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four three-pointers made, and Kyle Kuzma scored 17 points while shooting 4 of 6 from beyond the arc. Myles Turner finished with a plus-14 rating despite scoring just six points, contributing nine rebounds and four blocks.
For Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton recorded 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds in 35 minutes. Siakam’s 20 points and 13 rebounds led the Pacers on the boards, though Indiana was outrebounded 61-48 for the game and gave up 16 fast-break points.s 23-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist line paced Milwaukee in the Bucks beat Pacers 110-102 result. Rollins added 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four three-pointers made, and Kuzma scored 17 points while shooting 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.
Myles Turner finished with a plus-14 rating, the best mark on either roster, despite scoring just six points, contributing nine rebounds and four blocks.
Siakam’s 20 points and 13 rebounds led the Pacers on the boards, though Indiana was outrebounded 61-48 for the game and gave up 16 fast-break points.
What It Means
Milwaukee entered the night 0-3 and sitting last in the Central Division before the win moved the Bucks to 1-3, still 2.5 games behind first-place Detroit, which improved to 3-0. Indiana dropped to 2-2 and 1.5 games back of the Pistons, snapping a stretch that had included a blowout win over Brooklyn. Milwaukee now leads the season series 1-0 over the Pacers, per the official data.
What’s Next
Milwaukee, now 1-3, sits 2.5 games back of Detroit in the Central Division. Indiana, at 2-2, is 1.5 games behind the Pistons. The Bucks lead the season series 1-0.
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