Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Final: Pacers 128, Bucks 119 The Indiana Pacers punch their ticket to the NBA in-season tournament championship game and a chance at $500,000 per player.

The Pacers are 2-0 on the season against the Bucks, having also beat Milwaukee 126-124 on Nov. 9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Prior to this season, Indiana had dropped 11 of its last 12 and 15 of its ...

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Indiana Pacers for a second consecutive season in the playoffs, with Game 1 of their first-round playoff series set for noon CT Saturday, April 19 at Gainbridge ...

Final: Pacers 128 -- Bucks 119 The Pacers are heading to the In-Season Tournament championship game after dominating the fourth quarter to send the Bucks home. Tyrese Haliburton led the way with ...

Nobody could create separation down the stretch of the frame, and the Bucks led 94-91 heading into the final 12 minutes. The Pacers were outscored 43-28 in the third quarter.

Haliburton went 11-for-19 from the field in a game in which the Pacers shot 49 percent overall, easily better than the Bucks' 44.8 percent.

The Pacers’ offense wasn’t nearly as good as it was last season, when it ranked second. Only the Pelicans and Sixers saw a bigger season-to-season drop in points scored per 100 possessions.

Take note, though, that the Pacers went 1-3 against the Bucks in the regular season. Indiana’s lone win was a 115-114 escape act back in mid-March.

The Milwaukee Bucks underwent a significant change but that doesn't mean they should be counted out from the NBA playoffs.

After that game, the Pacers went on to win 14 of their next 17 games to secure the fourth seed and pass the Bucks in the standings. Get daily updates on the Packers during the season.

LAS VEGAS – The Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers played down to the wire in a back-and-forth, high-scoring contest at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that saw the Pacers advance to the In-Season ...