The Bucks season ended meekly last night in Indianapolis with a 120-98 Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers, who will move on to face the New York Knicks in the second round. Damian Lillard returned for the Bucks and led all scorers with 28, but they remained without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who missed an entire series a year after missing two of five games. Obi Toppin and T.J. McConnell led the Pacers off their bench with 21 and 20, respectively.
Game Summary
My colleague Jackson did a pretty good job of summarizing the game in his rapid, so instead of doing the usual quarter-by-quarter synopsis, I’ll just share some overarching themes I noticed in each one.