In a thrilling overtime showdown, Tyrese Haliburton led the Indiana Pacers to a dramatic 119-118 victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Haliburton's clutch play, including a go-ahead layup with just 1.3 seconds remaining, sealed the Pacers' 4-1 series win, knocking the Bucks out of the playoffs for the second straight year. The game culminated in a feisty exchange between the teams, underscoring the intensity of this hard-fought playoff battle.
Despite missing star Damian Lillard to injury, the Bucks made a last-ditch effort to stay alive by shuffling their starting lineup, but it wasn't enough to contain Haliburton's heroics. Antetokounmpo put on a historic performance with 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 13 assists, becoming the first player in postseason history to achieve such impressive stat averages in the first five games of a single playoff series. The Pacers' resilience and Haliburton's star power proved to be too much for the Bucks to handle, as Indiana advanced while Milwaukee's season came to a heartbreaking end.