Overview

• Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series tips off at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, with streaming available on Fubo and YouTube TV.
• The Pacers secured the No. 4 seed with a 50–32 record, earning home-court advantage over the No. 5 Bucks, who finished 48–34.
• Milwaukee won the regular-season series 3–1, but Indiana looks to replicate last year’s playoff success when they eliminated a Giannis-less Bucks team in six games.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo enters the postseason in strong form, averaging a triple-double in April, while Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam anchor the Pacers’ offense.
• Damian Lillard, recovering from deep vein thrombosis, has been cleared for workouts but will miss Game 1, impacting Milwaukee’s rotation.