Milwaukee welcomed back nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard, who had been out since March 18 with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Lillard impressively played 37 minutes and notably hit a huge three with 2:33 left in regulation to cut the Pacer lead to 115-113.

Since they won the 2021 NBA Finals, the playoffs have not been kind to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. This organization has won only a single series in the three years since their championship run,

The trade for Lillard made the Bucks an immediate NBA Finals contender. After finishing as the No. 3 seed in the East with a 49-33 record in their first season together, Antetokounmpo did not play in a 4-2 series loss to the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.