The Pacers, who made the Eastern Conference finals a season ago, are led by Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. Siakam (20.2 points per game) was an All-Star in 2025, while Haliburton got better as the season progressed. He averaged 20.6 points and 11 assists per game after the All-Star break.

After a thrilling four quarters of regulation, the game needed five more minutes to be decided. Milwaukee jumped out to an early lead in overtime thanks to a scorching hot performance from Gary Trent Jr., but the Pacers crawled back to stay in the game.

Tyrese Haliburton’s layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime lifted Indiana to a 119-118 victory over the Bucks on Tuesday night and into the second round of the playoffs. The Bucks held a 118-111 lead with 40 seconds remaining before Indiana staged its comeback.