The 2025 NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Indiana Pacers have advanced to the second round with a wild Game 5 win over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night. They join the Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished off a sweep of the Miami Heat in Game 4, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, who similarly swept the Memphis Grizzlies.

Haliburton had 26 point on 10-of-22 shooting with six assists and five rebounds. The fourth quarter saw sizable swings for both teams. The Pacers had a lead, then back-to-back 3-pointers from Gary Trent Jr. and A.J. Green plus an Antetokounmpo and-1 put them up four with less than a minute left.

Kenny Atkinson didn’t need a few months, or a few weeks, or even a few games before figuring out the potential of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He needed two practices.