Bucks In 6 Minutes: Middleton and Portis combine to score 58 in Bucks 115-92 rout of Pacers in game-five (4/30/24)

Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks kept their season alive by routing the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Portis had the highest point total of his playoff career and added 10 rebounds to make amends two nights after he got ejected from a Game 4 loss. Middleton had his third straight game with at least 25 points, and he also contributed 12 rebounds and five assists. The Pacers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Thursday in Indianapolis.