Haliburton unseats almighty Middleton: Indiana takes series lead

In the defeated team, which was again deprived of the help of the first star Giannis Adetokumba who is still recovering from a calf injury, with Middleton also stood out Damian Lillard. The popular “Dame Time” collected 28 points and eight successful passes, and especially important were his long-range threes that he scored at the transition from the third to the fourth period of the game. That was the first and only time the guest took the lead in the match. Everything else took place in the brutal dominance of the Pacers, who even led by 19 points in the first half.

Bobby Portis had an important contribution with a double-double performance of 17 points and 18 rebounds, while the double figures were only Brooke Lopez with 14 and Patrick Beverley with 11 points.

The fourth match in the series is scheduled for Monday at 01:00 CET also in Indiana.

NBA – PLAY OFF

Western Conference

Dallas – LA Clippers 101:90 (2-1 in the series)

/Doncic 22 – Harden 21/

Phoenix – Minnesota 109:126 (0-3 in the series)

/Edwards 36 – Bill 28/

21.30: 2.15 New Orleans 12.5 Oklahoma 1.85

02.30: 2.30 LA Lakers 12.5 Denver 1.75

Eastern Conference

Indiana – Milwaukee 121:118 (2-1 in the series)

/Turner 29 – Middleton 42/