Damian Lillard scored all 35 of his points in the first half to fuel the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series.
Lillard made 11 of 24 shots from the floor and 6 of 11 from 3-point range for the Bucks, who outscored the Pacers 39-21 in the second quarter. Milwaukee hosts Indiana in Game 2 on Tuesday night."It's a long series. It's only one game out of a possible seven," Lillard told TNT. "Every game is going to be a different game, but I thought we did a great job of setting the tone how we needed to without our best player.
Tyrese Haliburton made a long jumper to trim Indiana's deficit to 20-19 in the first quarter before Malik Beasley drained a 3-pointer and Pat Connaughton converted a four-point play. Lillard capped his 19-point first quarter with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.The Bucks turned it on in the second quarter. Jae Crowder made a layup after a defensive breakdown by Indiana to cap a 10-0 run and give Milwaukee a 44-23 lead with 7:37 left in the first half.
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