Maybe the NBA was doing the Cavs and the Indiana Pacers a favor by pushing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Sunday, May 4. It‘s probably because the league knows what is in store. The second round won’t offer either team a chance to catch its breath.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers went toe-to-toe for five games with one Central Division rival, the Milwaukee Bucks. They finally delivered the knockout punch Tuesday night — with an 8-0 closing rally to secure a 119=118 overtime victory and a 4-1 series win on Tyrese Haliburton’s layup with 1.3 seconds to go.

The Indiana Pacers completed their gentleman’s sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night with a 119-118 overtime victory in Game 5. The Pacers overcame multiple deficits to pull of the victory. This included an early 20-point first-half hole,

Afterwards, his father John Haliburton got in the face of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the two went nose-to-nose before being separated. Tyrese Haliburton addressed the incident after the game, stating that his father was in the wrong. He added that he let his dad know that his behavior was unacceptable.

Antetokounmpo still dropped 28 points on the Pacers, but he wasn't as effective on the floor. Part of this was due to the defense from Pacers star center Myles Turner. Turner disc

The Indiana Pacers are on to the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs after eliminating the Milwaukee Bucks in stunning fashion on Tuesday night. After trailing by as many as 20, and by seven with less than 40 seconds to play, the Pacers stormed back to take Game 5 of their first-round series, 119-118 in overtime.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana forced two turnovers in the final 29 seconds of overtime, and Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the go-ahead layup with 1.