2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #6 Indiana Pacers (IND WINS 4-2)

[Ron Swanson]

I don't expect Giannis and Dame to magically have healthy Achilles when they didn't less than 48-hours ago, so therefore I think this ends tonight. Would be pretty funny if this is the game they finally shoot lights out from 3 though. Pacers have really struggled to match their physicality and respond well after getting punched in the mouth. Could see any array of outcomes, but most likely I expect them to keep it close for 2-3 quarters, with Indy eventually winning the war of attrition in the 2nd half and pulling away.

And lol, don't feed the troll guys. Boston fans should be too busy gloating and thumping their chests over beating an 8th seed without their best player, but I guess some are still up in their feelings about not getting enough credit for their Finals participant trophy in 2022, that they feel the need to make sure everyone knows "iT wOUldN't haVE maTTered" if the Bucks 2nd best player was available to play that series.

[CIN-C-STAR]

The line has suspiciously dropped from Bucks +8.5 to Bucks +6.
If I had to guess, someone knows something and Giannis and/or Dame is playing (my guess is just Dame).

Giannis would be a huge swing. Dame's status was changed to questionable.

If/when announced, yes it would be a massive swing.
As it is, 2.5 points (3 points at some sportsbook) is already a huge swing in terms of gambling, but probably reflects Dame's upgrade like you said.
Though it now sounds like Giannis may give it a go too. If so, probably looking like an even money bet by tipoff I'd guess.

[tonyreyes123]

Bucks win tonight

[Bucksmaniac]

Bucks would have beaten the Celtics with Midds. It went 7 already and Middleton destroys them.

Giannis was completely out of gas in game 7 due to the offensive workload he had to shoulder for the entire series.

Middleton is a great playoff player. To discount his injury in any series is just kind of stupid.

Before this year Middleton’s shooting pct was down 3% in playoffs vs regular season, he had some performance in that ‘18 Celtics series but it was that series that propped up his playoff numbers to even be close to regular season in efficiency. I love what he’s doing in this series though!

[Zukkoyaki]

I love Middleton but he's due for like a 4/17 shooting game.

[durden_tyler]

The line has suspiciously dropped from Bucks +8.5 to Bucks +6.
If I had to guess, someone knows something and Giannis and/or Dame is playing (my guess is just Dame).

Giannis would be a huge swing. Dame's status was changed to questionable.

If/when announced, yes it would be a massive swing.
As it is, 2.5 points (3 points at some sportsbook) is already a huge swing in terms of gambling, but probably reflects Dame's upgrade like you said.
Though it now sounds like Giannis may give it a go too. If so, probably looking like an even money bet by tipoff I'd guess.

Nah that’d be too big a jump. Max it’s +4 but appeara it’s back to 6.5 now.


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[Woodsanity]

Hard to say who wins if Giannis + Dame are not healthy. On Paper Pacers should win but I thought that last game. Pacers are just not that good. Swiss cheese defense.

[bisme37]

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[theFireBlanket]

No formal shoot around from Bucks. Not playing their hand on who's ready.

[LBJKB24MJ23]

lets make it 7 for the suspense

[BigDan245]

lets make it 7 for the suspense

I have zero faith Indiana would win a game 7

[Ben-N1ce]

If Doc wins this series is all the slander gone and he's an elite coach?

[BooomBaby]

Pacers are just not that good.

Wish I could disagree...

Watching other teams in these playoffs, and watching other team's "true superstars" play, makes your statement sad, but true.

[BooomBaby]

If Doc wins this series is all the slander gone and he's an elite coach?

LOL, no, see my prior post.

[tundraknight]

So I guess we’ll be kept in suspense for a Game Time Decision.

[PD28]

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I hope they can play - would make this go 7. Pascal vs Giannis is always a good matchup

[ThunderBolt]

Guys with injured calf/achillies trying to make an early comback scares me to death.

[LUKE23]

Dame in per Haynes

[BigDan245]

Guys with injured calf/achillies trying to make an early comback scares me to death.

I wonder if Giannis didn't have a title, if he would try and play.

I feel like guys who have their legacies intact might be more cautious.

[theFireBlanket]

Guys with injured calf/achillies trying to make an early comback scares me to death.

Dame was already playing with achilles & adductor issues. Its a grade 1 strain. Giannis is on schedule woth his injury, Bucks have supposedly kept him ftom making an early return already, against his insistence to play.