A disappointing second half showing slammed the door shut for the Indiana Pacers against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers, after going back-and-forth throughout the second quarter, were blitzed in the third, staggered to end the quarter, but were knocked out cold in the fourth, snapping their five game winning streak, falling to 0-2 against Milwaukee on the season.
The Pacers jumped ahead in this one 10-0, a lead that was both necessary and not nearly enough. While the Bucks missed everything early, the Pacers themselves had to labor to the double figure advantage. Neither team found a rhythm in the first quarter, shooting just north of 30%, which tends to favor the more explosive team, in this case, not the Pacers.