Pascal Siakam and Key Pacers Players to Watch vs. the Bucks in NBA Playoffs | Game 6 - May 2

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Pacers vs. Bucks: Players to Watch

Pacers Key Players

Pascal Siakam's numbers on the season are 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest, shooting 53.6% from the field and 34.6% from downtown, with an average of 1.1 made 3-pointers.

Tyrese Haliburton averages 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists, shooting 47.7% from the floor and 36.4% from downtown, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.

Myles Turner is averaging 17.1 points, 6.9 boards and 1.3 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.5 steals and 1.9 blocked shots (ninth in league).

T.J. McConnell's numbers on the season are 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per contest, shooting 55.6% from the field.

Aaron Nesmith is averaging 12.2 points, 1.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds.

Bucks Key Players

Antetokounmpo's numbers on the season are 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game. He is also draining 61.1% of his shots from the floor (seventh in league).

The Bucks are receiving 24.3 points, 4.4 boards and 7 assists per game from Damian Lillard.

The Bucks are getting 13.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Bobby Portis.

Brook Lopez's numbers on the season are 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. He is making 48.5% of his shots from the field and 36.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.9 triples.

The Bucks receive 15.1 points per game from Khris Middleton, plus 4.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists.

Pacers vs. Bucks Stat Insights

Indiana Key Stats

The Pacers outscore opponents by 3.1 points per game (scoring 123.3 points per game to rank first in the league while giving up 120.2 per contest to rank 27th in the NBA) and have a +250 scoring differential overall.

The 41.5 rebounds per game Indiana averages rank 28th in the NBA, and are 1.9 fewer than the 43.4 its opponents collect per contest.

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

Indiana's 117.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank second in the NBA, and the 115.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 24th in the league.

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.

Milwaukee ranks eighth in the league at 44.2 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 44 its opponents average.

The Bucks knock down 14.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league), 1.6 more than their opponents. They are shooting 37.3% from deep (11th in NBA), and opponents are shooting 35.6%.

Milwaukee scores 116 points per 100 possessions (sixth in league), while allowing 112.8 points per 100 possessions (17th in NBA).

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