On the road for the first time in over two weeks, the Pacers headed to halftime on Monday night in Milwaukee trailing the shorthanded Bucks, 58-53.
Playing without All-Star forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, the Bucks got off to a strong start thanks to their third-leading scorer, Jrue Holiday. Holiday scored the first five points and then added two assists as Milwaukee jumped out to an early 15-6 lead.
But Caris LeVert took over to bring the Pacers back into the game. The Indiana swingman scored 14 of Indiana's first 20 points, hitting his first five shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, the second of which tied the game at 20.