Nightly Pulse: NBA information & highlights from April 29

🏀Tuesday playoff hoops🏀

Quick begin for the Bucks🏃

Milwaukee’s backs are in opposition to the wall, they usually’ve responded, leaping out to an 11-0 begin over the Pacers early within the first quarter.

They’ve accomplished their scoring from deep, with AJ Inexperienced, Bobby Portis, and even Giannis Antetokounmpo becoming a member of in on the triple barrage,

Giannis for 3! pic.twitter.com/8TBBDIJNwM

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 29, 2025

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Beginning 5️⃣’s are stay

With the Bucks going through elimination, they’ve determined to go down a special path with their beginning lineup tonight.

With Lillard (Achilles) out, not solely is Kevin Porter Jr. becoming a member of the beginning group, however so are Bobby Portis Jr. and A.J. Inexperienced, who will get the nods over Brook Lopez and Kyle Kuzma.

In the meantime, there can be no modifications for the Pacers who can be working to lock in a second-round date with the Cavaliers with a win tonight.

New group for Sport 5. pic.twitter.com/29luAbXwIN

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 29, 2025

first 5 of Sport 5. pic.twitter.com/TOXGydNTTG

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 29, 2025

Eliminations looming❓🤔

The Bucks, Pistons, and Magic all are getting ready to elimination.

Every group is down 3-1 of their respective sequence, and tonight, they have to win on the highway to remain alive. A troublesome process lies forward for these squads, because the Pacers, Knicks, and Celtics’ residence crowds can be rocking in anticipation of celebrating their group’s development to the second spherical. 

1. Milwaukee should play with out Damian Lillard, who suffered a torn Achilles in Sport 4 after simply six minutes of motion. The damage was a brutal blow to Lillard and the franchise, showing to ship the group reeling for the rest of the matchup. The Pacers ran away with a 26-point, 129-103 victory, the biggest margin within the sequence so far. 
2. For the Pistons, they’ve at the least already confirmed they’ll steal one on the highway, taking Sport 2 in Madison Sq. Backyard. Except for a 21-0 fourth-quarter run in Sport 1 that noticed the Knicks draw back from the Pistons, every of those video games has been a bodily back-and-forth battle that has gone right down to the wire. Will Cade Cunningham and the Pistons rise to the event and steal one other one within the Massive Apple, or will Brunson and Co. punch their ticket to the Semi-Finals?
3. Just like the Bucks, the Magic have been capable of take Sport 3 because the sequence shifted to Orlando and have been down simply 4 factors getting into the ultimate body of Sport 4 with an opportunity to tie it up 2-2. Nevertheless, they weren’t capable of recover from the hump earlier than falling 107-98, and now are going through elimination. Orlando will as soon as once more be seeking to lean on their stifling protection and the dynamic duo of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. 

⚠️Pivotal matchup within the West📢

The Clippers and Nuggets are the one sequence nonetheless taking part in within the first spherical that isn’t presently at 3-1. After shedding handily in Sport 3, Denver responded equally, gaining a 22-point benefit early within the fourth quarter of Sport 4. Nevertheless, the Clippers virtually pulled off the miracle comeback, earlier than an Aaron Gordon buzzer-beating dunk sealed a Nuggets victory. Denver could have homecourt benefit for tonight’s pivotal Sport 5 matchup the place the loser can be put within the place to must win two straight to advance.