Overview
- The Bucks beat Indiana 117-115 on a Giannis Antetokounmpo fadeaway at the horn after an Aaron Nesmith layup tied the game late.
- Indiana has lost six of its first seven games while playing without Tyrese Haliburton, TJ McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin.
- Carlisle called the stretch “difficult, but important,” praising the team’s fight in another fourth-quarter comeback attempt.
- Pascal Siakam said the situation feels “almost laughable” yet emphasized staying the course despite the results.
- The Pacers’ lone win came in a comeback over the Warriors led by Siakam, Nesmith and two-way guard Quenton Jackson, who logged 25 points and 10 assists, and the team has re-acquired its 2026 first-round pick.