Shocking: Demian Lillard says goodbye as he confirms this will be his last season at Milwaukee Bucks as he is now going to….

Damian Lillard leads the Milwaukee Bucks to a commanding 109-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers with a franchise-high 35 points in the first half. Indiana’s defeat saw Pascal Siakam record a new playoff career high.

Given Indiana’s inexperience in the playoffs and Milwaukee’s absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo, many were wondering how this game would unfold. Also, it has been a week since the teams’ last game. Each team had a slow start. With 8:12 remaining in the quarter, the two teams were knotted at six points, and Damian Lillard took over. He was the Bucks’ go-to scorer for 14 straight points. Pat Connaughton’s four-point play with 66 seconds remaining gave Milwaukee an early 27-21 lead. The Pacers’ following play resulted in Obi Toppin’s lone field goal of the first half, and Lillard ended the quarter with a step-back three from a distance of twenty-nine feet. With 19 first-quarter points, he topped all scorers.points. Pascal Siakam led Indiana in scoring with eight points. After twelve minutes, Milwaukee led 30 to 21.

Tyrese Haliburton tied the score at 19 with 1:55 left in the first quarter. For the following 6:18, Milwaukee went on a 24–4 run. This indicates that Milwaukee scored a 14-2 run to start the second quarter. Lillard was on the sidelines when all of the damage was done. In the second quarter, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, and Jae Crowder caused the most harm. Indiana would use two free throws from Siakam to trim the lead to 16 points. With 6:19 remaining in the half, the score was 44-28 when Milwaukee struck another powerful blow. With 3:02 remaining in the half, a layup by Lillard put the Pacers ahead 58-29, capping 12 straight points without a Pacers score. Eventually, after finishing, he would give the Bucks a 30-point advantage.

a play for four points. Indiana was unable to significantly reduce the margin in the last 1:23. 69-42 was Milwaukee’s lead at the half. Lillard scored 35 points to lead all scorers. Siakam scored 19 points to lead Indiana. Milwaukee shot 9/21 from downtown, while Indiana shot 3/18.

The Pacers had to play one of their greatest third quarters of the season to overcome a 27-point deficit after a sluggish first half. A three-pointer by Aaron Nesmith, a missed jump shot by Portis, and a layup by Siakam opened the second half. With 9:10 remaining in the third quarter, Myles Turner made his second three of the game, cutting the lead to 19 points. With 5:51 remaining, Milwaukee scored four points to regain a 23-point lead. Milwaukee was limited to only two points the remainder of the game by Indiana’s defense. Indiana managed to score thirteen points over that time, and with two seconds left, T.J. McConnell’s jump shot put the team ahead by twelve points. Milwaukee had a 36-minute lead, 83-71. Lillard failed to score. scored 35 points, although it was still ahead of all scorers in the third. With 27 points, Siakam led Indiana in scoring.