The Milwaukee Bucks trail the series 2-1 and will be without two of their best players in Sunday’s Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers.
of Bucks announced early Sunday morningDamian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely miss key games.
Antetokounmpo has missed six consecutive games since April 10th due to a calf strain. Lillard aggravated his Achilles injury late Friday night in Game 3 and was seen wearing a walking boot on Saturday. Head coach Doc Rivers told reporters Saturday that the team is awaiting the results of an MRI test before Lillard is ruled out Sunday.
Two days after a 121-118 overtime thriller in Game 3 that gave the Pacers a 2-1 series advantage, injuries put the Bucks at a significant disadvantage. Lillard was injured late in regulation, and although he played through the injury, he was unable to score in overtime. Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton hit the winning bucket on an and-1 floater with 1.1 seconds left in overtime.
With two All-Stars out, the Bucks will look to add Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez.
Lillard averaged 24.3 points and seven assists in the regular season, and even better in the playoffs when Antetokounmpo was sidelined. In Games 1-3, Lillard averaged 32.3 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 44.4 percent from 12 3-pointers.
Milwaukee has struggled this season without Lillard. In the games he didn’t play in, they went 1-8 in the regular season. It’s unclear when Lillard and Antetokounmpo will be able to return to the floor.
