Indianapolis Star
- Game 2: Bucks at Pacers, 7 p.m., Tuesday; TV: NBATV, ESPNU, FanDuel
- Pacers are -3.5 to beat the Bucks and take a 2-0 series lead, per BetMGM.
INDIANAPOLIS — Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was asked what the central theme of his message is to his players as they prepare for Game 2 in a playoff series in which they have a 1-0 lead for the first time as a group.
"Expect hard," Carlisle said after practice Monday. "Hard things are hard. Winning the second game of a playoff series after you've won the first game is hard.