Game 6 time set for Bucks vs Pacers in first round NBA playoff series
The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Indianapolis.
The Bucks avoided elimination on Tuesday night in Game 5 by getting 29-point performances from Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis in their 115-92 victory.
The Bucks now trail the series, 3-2.
Whether Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard play remains unclear. Antetokounmpo has missed the entire series with a calf strain, while Lillard hasn't played the last two games with an Achilles injury.
Bucks vs. Pacers start time for Game 6 in NBA playoffs
Date: Thursday
Time: 5:30 p.m.
The Bucks will again look to keep their season alive and get the first-round playoff series back to Milwaukee for a Game 7 on Saturday. In order to do that, they need to win Game 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where they lost Games 3 and 4.
Bucks vs Pacers playoff schedule
Game 1: Bucks 109, Pacers 94 (Bucks lead series, 1-0)
Game 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 108 (Series tied, 1-1)
Game 3: Pacers 121, Bucks 118 OT (Pacers lead series, 2-1)
Game 4: Pacers 126, Bucks 113 (Pacers lead series, 3-1)
Game 5: Bucks 115, Pacers 92 (Pacers lead series, 3-2)
Game 6: Bucks vs. Pacers – 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Game 7 (if necessary): Pacers vs. Bucks – Saturday, May 4, at Fiserv Forum (TNT)
NBA playoff schedule (Thursday)
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers - 5:30 p.m.
New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers - 8 p.m.
Eastern Conference playoff bracket
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Miami Heat - Boston leads series, 3-1
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Orlando Magic - Cleveland leads series, 3-2
(3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Indiana Pacers - Indiana leads series, 3-2
(2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - New York leads series, 3-2
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucks vs Pacers Game 6 time in NBA playoff, schedule, bracket
