Here is all the latest news you need to know about the Milwaukee Bucks, who are now down two games to the Indiana Pacers in round one of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers and several players lamented after the 117-98 loss in Game 1 how the ball wasn't popping around on offense. Not surprisingly, ball movement was a point of emphasis during preparations while the team was back in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee All-NBA guard Damian Lillard expects to play when the Bucks and Indiana Pacers meet in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton each had a double-double as the Indiana Pacers withstood a late rally to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 on Tuesday in Indianapolis for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

"We don't like them, they don't like us and that's just what it is," Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said after Indiana took a 2-0 lead in the series with Milwaukee.

Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.