Tyrese Haliburton drove for the game-winning basket as the Indiana Pacers held off a late Milwaukee charge to beat the Bucks 121-118 in overtime on Friday and take a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. The Dallas Mavericks also won at home, cruising to a 101-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference set. Haliburton delivered a triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists to help the Pacers withstand a 42-point performance from Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton, who drilled a three-pointer to tie it with 2.3 seconds left in regulation and made another trey to knot it at 118-118 with eight seconds left in overtime.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 31 | .622 | 0.0 | |
49 | 33 | .598 | 2.0 | |
47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | |
46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | |
46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 |