Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers past the Bucks to take the lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.

Heading into the first round of the playoffs, the Indiana Pacers were extremely confident. Playing the same Milwaukee Bucks team that they took down last year in the playoffs, they felt like they could do the same this year.

The No. 4 seed Pacers rolled out to a 67-43 halftime lead over the No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks and never looked back, cruising to a 117-98 victory and taking a 1-0 lead in their first-round series.