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Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers

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36-28, 14-17 Away
Final
114 - 115

36-28, 20-10 Home

Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton converts last-second 'football play' into 4 points to stun Bucks

Haliburton breaks down remarkable 4-point play with McAfee

With the Indiana Pacers needing a 3-pointer to tie the Milwaukee Bucks in the closing seconds Tuesday night, a streaking Haliburton took a handoff-style inbound pass along the left sideline, elevated over Giannis Antetokounmpo while fading out of bounds, and buried the 3 while being fouled.

Haliburton made the free throw for a stunning four-point play with 3.4 seconds left, and the Pacers held on for a 115-114 victory over the Bucks when Antetokounmpo missed a 3 at the buzzer.

“It’s like a football play,” Haliburton said, noting that his teammates ran crossing routes. “It was great to see it work. The first time we ever ran the play in training camp two years ago, I made the shot the same way. I haven’t got the ball since. I usually hate running the play.”

Haliburton said he wasn’t worried about stepping out of bounds.

“I’ve shot that shot enough to know where I am on the court,” Haliburton said. “It’s just a matter of getting it off. Just rose up. I jumped higher than I normally do. It just went in.”

Haliburton said Pacers coach Rick Carlisle and his staff are great at drawing up plays. Carlisle said assistant Jenny Boucek created the play and assistant Mike Weinar made some tweaks.

“An amazing sequence of events,” Carlisle said. “What a play and Reggie (Miller) was in the building. They’ll be talking about Tyrese’s shot for a lot of years.”

Miller, who played his entire Hall of Fame career for the Pacers, was working as a commentator for TNT.

“There’s definitely a lot of Reggie moments in this building,” Haliburton said. “I’m just trying to make my own.”

Haliburton had missed the previous three games with a hip injury — all Pacers losses. He was healthy enough to help Indiana draw even with fourth-place Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference standings, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting and 10 assists.

“It’s the stuff you dream of,” Haliburton said. “I’m thankful my teammates trusted me. Down the stretch I made some boneheaded plays. I missed a 3-pointer over Brook (Lopez) and I traveled — suspect traveling call.”

Pascal Siakam, who led the Pacers with 25 points and 12 rebounds, was amazed by his teammate.

“Just impossible angle, over Giannis,” Siakam said. “I don’t think he can even see over him.”

Regular Season Series

MIL leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 115
4th 0.0 Bucks offensive team rebound 114 - 115
4th 0.0 Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 114 - 115
4th 3.1 Tyrese Haliburton makes free throw 1 of 1 114 - 115

Statistics

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43-84 FG 44-87
51.2 Field Goal % 50.6
14-36 3PT 13-39
38.9 Three Point % 33.3
14-19 FT 14-18
73.7 Free Throw % 77.8
44 Rebounds 38
6 Offensive Rebounds 5
38 Defensive Rebounds 33
32 Assists 30
4 Steals 11
2 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
3 Fast Break Points 31
52 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 20
4 Largest Lead 11
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quenton Jackson, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Johnny Furphy, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Isaiah Jackson, SF Day-To-Day Jul 11
Tyrese Haliburton, PG Out Jul 7
James Wiseman, C Day-To-Day Jul 7
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Sears, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Jamaree Bouyea, G Day-To-Day Jul 19

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,008 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3
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