Post-Game Grades: Indiana Pacers Fear the Deer, Get Beat by the Milwaukee Bucks
By Luke Parrish
Final. 99. 89. 85. 100
The Indiana Pacers let one slip away with a poor second-half performance against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Good: Sharing the wealth. Four Indiana Pacers finished the night in double-figures.
The Bad: The third quarter. Indiana was outscored 29-18 in the third period, swinging momentum in Milwaukee’s favor.
Here’s a chart if you need a visualization of what that looks like.
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MVP: Paul George. George finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds in 42 minutes but didn’t get much help. They might want to start doing that if they want to keep him around.
LVP: Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey played 13 minutes but failed to record a point and two turnovers.
X-Factor: Greg Monroe played 27 minutes off the bench, tallying 18 points and 7 rebounds. Monroe caused problems inside all night for the Pacers.
Indiana Pacers. PAUL GEORGE. B+. George started the night off playing well on both ends of the floor, and finished the night with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists, but only shot 5-14 from the field.. Small Forward
C+. Teague got off to a slow start, but had a solid third quarter and finished the night with 17 points. However, he also had 7 turnovers.. Point Guard. Indiana Pacers. JEFF TEAGUE
Center. Indiana Pacers. MYLES TURNER. B. Myles appeared to be out of his recent slump. Very active on both ends of the floor in the first half.
C. Thad looked comfortable in the first half with his wrist injury seemingly behind him, but the second half was a different story.. Power Forward. Indiana Pacers. THADDEUS YOUNG
GR3 played 15 minutes but only managed 2 points on 2 attempts.. Small Forward. Indiana Pacers. GLENN ROBINSON III. D
C. Monta provided some nice baskets in the second half, but he also committed 5 fouls and had a +/- of -10 for the night.. Shooting Guard. Indiana Pacers. MONTA ELLIS
C-. CJ hit a couple early buckets and looked to be settled in early, but his scoring quickly cooled off. Finished with just 7 points in 26 minutes.. Shooting Guard. Indiana Pacers. C.J. MILES
Center. Indiana Pacers. AL JEFFERSON. C-. Big Al has not been as efficient lately, and tonight was more of the same. He scored 6 points with just 1 rebound in 13 minutes.
D. Stuckey did not score or record an assist.. Point Guard. Indiana Pacers. RODNEY STUCKEY
Lavoy-Mania was back in full force in the first half. He finished the night with 7 points and 3 rebounds in 15 solid minutes off the bench.. Power Forward. Indiana Pacers. LAVOY ALLEN. B
Indiana Pacers. RAKEEM CHRISTMAS. INC. Christmas only played 3 minutes but showed some hustle.. PF