Pacers need to bounce back after dropping some road games
Without Myles Turner the Indiana Pacers (8-6) have been destroyed in the post. Malcolm Brogdon and Doug McDermott have had some stellar games, not to mention Damantas Sabonis has added to his insane double-double count this season, 14 out 14 games.
After quality victories at the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trailblazers, the Pacers dropped a couple games to the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks by fairly sizable margins. These two contenders in the Western Conference gave the Pacers a sign that they need their big-man Turner down the stretch. A good test for the Pacers would have been a rising Phoenix Suns team, but the game was postponed for Covid related reasons.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando magic 121-99 last night.
These two teams have a history, being Eastern Conference rivals last season. Both teams entered the matchup 6-4. Magic Center Nikola Vucevic put up a fight immediately, scoring ten points in the first twelve minutes of the game.
With Orlando leading most of the first quarter, the Bucks took over 25-23 as they entered the second. The Bucks utilized the bench and established a 63-54 point lead heading into half time. Magic forward Aaron Gordon dunked over two time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, bring the score up to 88-86 in the second half.