Pascal Siakam and Key Pacers Players to Watch vs. the Bucks in NBA Playoffs | Game 4 - April 28

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Pacers vs. Bucks: Players to Watch

Pacers Key Players

Pascal Siakam averages 21.7 points, 7.1 boards and 4.3 assists.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 20.1 points, 10.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds.

Myles Turner averages 17.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting 52.4% from the floor and 35.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 made 3-pointers per contest.

T.J. McConnell is averaging 10.2 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds.

Aaron Nesmith averages 12.2 points, 3.8 boards and 1.5 assists, shooting 49.6% from the floor and 41.9% from downtown, with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.

Bucks Key Players

Per game, Bobby Portis provides the Bucks 13.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.

The Bucks are receiving 12.5 points, 5.2 boards and 1.6 assists per game from Lopez.

Per game, Khris Middleton provides the Bucks 15.1 points, 4.7 boards and 5.3 assists, plus 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks.

The Bucks are getting 11.3 points, 3.7 boards and 1.4 assists per game from Malik Beasley.

Per game, Patrick Beverley gets the Bucks 6.2 points, 3.3 boards and 2.9 assists, plus 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks.

Pacers vs. Bucks Stat Insights

Indiana Key Stats

The Pacers have a +250 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.1 points per game. They're putting up 123.3 points per game to rank first in the league and are giving up 120.2 per outing to rank 27th in the NBA.

Indiana comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 1.9 boards. It is pulling down 41.5 rebounds per game (28th in the league) compared to its opponents' 43.4 per outing.

The Pacers make 13.2 three-pointers per game (10th in the league), 2.5 more than their opponents (10.7).

Indiana ranks second in the NBA with 117.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 24th in the league defensively with 115.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Milwaukee Key Stats

The Bucks outscore opponents by 2.6 points per game (posting 119 points per game, fourth in league, and giving up 116.4 per contest, 21st in NBA) and have a +215 scoring differential.

The 44.2 rebounds per game Milwaukee accumulates rank eighth in the league. Their opponents pull down 44.

The Bucks make 14.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league) at a 37.3% rate (11th in NBA), compared to the 12.6 per game their opponents make, at a 35.6% rate.

Milwaukee ranks sixth in the NBA with 116 points scored per 100 possessions, and 17th defensively with 112.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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