The Indiana Pacers, after taking a 2-0 lead against the Milwaukee Bucks, looked poised to take an insurmountable 3-0 lead after taking a ten-point advantage into the second half. However, the Bucks got hot, led by Gary Trent Jr. and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who would each score at least 20 points in the second half to finish with 37 apiece.

The Indiana Pacers have been flattening the Milwaukee Bucks during their ongoing 4-5 playoff series. Indiana has badly outplayed Milwaukee in pretty much every facet of the competition in the series' first two games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse,

After a cold shooting performance in Game 1, Haliburton cranked up his aggressiveness as Indiana led wire to wire.