INDIANAPOLIS -- The NBA playoffs are right around the corner, and just one game separates the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern ... including recent acquisition Kyle Kuzma, averaging double digit points. Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers ...
With the Cavaliers being the top-ranked team in the Eastern Conference, a win against them would be a huge confidence boost heading into the postseason. The Bucks know that every
Myles Turner produced 15 points, Pascal Siakam scored 13 points and Ben Sheppard added 12 points off the bench to lead the Pacers. The Pacers have now dropped three straight games for the first time since early December when they lost four in a row.
Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and forward Kyle Kuzma have landed on the injury report for this game against the Cavaliers. Both are being listed as probable so they have a go
The Bucks are 2-0 against the Pacers so far this season and can clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win on Tuesday. If Indiana can manage to beat Milwaukee on Tuesday and again on Saturday, the tiebreaker would come down to which team finishes with the best record in divisional games (the Pacers are currently 7-5, while the Bucks are 6-6).
In this latest matchup between these two division foes, Milwaukee is listed as two-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook. The Bucks are -132 (risk $132 to win $100) on the money line, while the Pacers are +112 (risk $100 to win $112) underdogs.
Kuzma ended Sunday's 112-100 loss to Cleveland with 14 points (6-13 FG, 2-5 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist and one steal over 32 minutes.
Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and forward Kyle Kuzma have landed on the injury ... of 36-26 and they sit exactly one game ahead of the Indiana Pacers for the fourth spot.