Thursday’s NBA playoffs takeaways: Pacers eliminate Bucks, will face winner of Knicks-76ers series

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Thursday’s NBA playoffs takeaways: Pacers eliminate Bucks, will face winner of Knicks-76ers series
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Indiana will face the winner of Knicks-76ers. New York can advance with a Game 6 win Thursday night.

was a go for the Milwaukee Bucks ’ Game 6 against the after missing Games 4 and 5 of the first-round series with right Achilles tendinitis. Lillard produced a team-high 28 points Thursday, but it wasn’t enough. The Pacers routed the 120-98, eliminating Milwaukee from the playoffs. Advertisement paced the Pacers with 21 points. scored 20, netted 19 and 17. Indiana faces the winner of Game 6 between the and . New York can advance with a win Thursday night.

McConnell, the steady, pesky guard with an extremely high IQ provided consistent defense and veteran playmaking. Toppin is an energetic, aggressive forward capable of cutting through defenses and is a decent floor spacer. On Thursday night, McConnell and Toppin proved the difference between the Pacers and a Bucks team that only mustered six points from the bench. Their energy was contagious, key cogs for arguably Indiana’s best — if not most important — defensive performance of the season.

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