Damian Lillard scored big in the first half again in Game 2. This time the Bucks will need him in the second half too.
DAME TIME. ⌚️
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2024
Damian Lillard just put up 26 PTS with 6 3PM in the 1st half of Game 2 on NBA TV! pic.twitter.com/rypnpA2KNe
It wasn't quite the flamethrower of a first half Lillard had in Game 1, when he scored 35 points and sank six three-pointers, driving Milwaukee to a 27-point halftime lead. Indiana only scored 42 points as a team, seven more than Lillard had by himself.
DAMIAN LILLARD IS ON FIRE ️
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 22, 2024
33 FIRST HALF POINTS pic.twitter.com/PEskkKU8xa
The difference in Game 2 was that Lillard's fireworks only kept the Bucks close. Milwaukee went into halftime trailing by five points this time, thanks to a hot first half by Indiana's Pascal Siakam. He hasn't been as prolific as Lillard, who has 61 first-half points in two games, but Siakam had 21 points at the half, after 19 in the first half of Game 1.
Pascal Siakam is pretty good. #Pacers
— Bally Sports Indiana (@BallySportsIN) April 24, 2024
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Milwaukee's going to need Lillard to produce more than he did in Sunday's second half, when he went scoreless in 19 minutes. He only gave out a lone assist after halftime, but Milwaukee's lead was too much to overcome. Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the points have to come from Lillard, or no one at all.
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