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Poor second half dooms Pacers in loss to Herro, Bucks

SI Feed·Tyler Smith·about 2 hours ago
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The Pacers were in Milwaukee on Monday night for the second game of a back-to-back. The Bucks came into the game winless at 0-3, but are now in the win column after a strong second half. They defeated the Pacers by a final score of 110-102.

Here are my main takeaways from Monday night:

Second-chance points

The Pacers were without several key players on Monday, including Andrew Nembhard and TJ McConnell. The biggest absence of them all, however, proved to be Ivica Zubac, who was out due to his ankle injury suffered on Sunday. The Pacers got smoked on the glass, losing the rebounding battle 45-34 while getting outscored 24-8 in second chance points. Former Indiana Hoosier Kel'el Ware pulled down 14 rebounds for Milwaukee and it seemed like every key moment of the second half resulted in a Bucks offensive board.

No stoppin' Obi Toppin.

One of the positives in the game was the continued strong play of Obi Toppin. Four games into the season, and Toppin has scored in double-figures in all four of them.…

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