If you caught this rare Monday matinee between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers, it seemed destined to be forever known as the T.J. McConnell game half. Giannis was a late scratch, joining Joe Ingles and Khris Middleton on the sidelines, but Jrue Holiday’s season-high 35 points helped the Bucks overcome a 13-point deficit with a big second-half effort to win 132-119.
While the first was quite even until through 11 minutes and 50 seconds, a couple miscues allowed McConnell and the Pacers to grab a 38-32 advantage in its final seconds. The Pacers guard torched the Bucks as the second continued, setting a career-high 25 points in 16 first-half minutes, not missing any of his nine attempts.