Schedule and 2024-25 Results
Regular Season Records: Indiana 50-32, Milwaukee 48-34
Game 1 on Saturday, 19 April: Milwaukee loses at Indiana, 117-pts-98
Game 2 on Tuesday, 22 April: Milwaukee loses at Indiana, 123-pts-115
Game 3 on Friday, 25 April: Indiana loses at Milwaukee, 117-pts-101
Game 4 on Sunday, 27 April: Indiana wins at Milwaukee, 129-pts-103
Game 5 on Tuesday, 29 April: Milwaukee loses at Indiana, 119-pts-118(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Indiana Pacers hosted and bested the Milwaukee Bucks 119-pts-118(OT) to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1602 victory. With the series 1602 win, the Indiana Pacers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 17-19 overall and 7-8 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1602 loss, the Milwaukee Bucks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 19-29 overall and 4-11 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Indiana Pacers in series 1602 was WWLWW: Series 1602 thus becomes the 22nd NBA Preliminary-round series, the 65th NBA series (all rounds), and the 133rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Indiana Pacers trailed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks by 17 points after one quarter of series 1602 Game 5, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 4/28/2025, inclusive, home teams down 17 points after one quarter had a game record of only 3-6 (.333) - the Indiana Pacers thus achieve a grade-C (.200 - .299) in-game comeback to clinch series 1602.

After Game 4: The Indiana Pacers visited and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 129-pts-103 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1602 lead of 3-games-1.

After Game 3: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and bested the Indiana Pacers 117-pts-101 to reduce the Indiana Pacers best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1602 lead to 2-games-1. The Milwaukee Bucks trailed the visiting Indiana Pacers by ten points as late as after two quarters but won: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down ten points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 16-38 (.296) - the Milwaukee Bucks thus achieve a grade-C (.200 - .299) in-game comeback.

After Game 2: The Indiana Pacers hosted and topped the Milwaukee Bucks 123-pts-115 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1602 lead of 2-games-nil.

After Game 1: The Indiana Pacers hosted and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 117-pts-98 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1602 lead of 1-game-nil.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Indiana Pacers finished two games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks. From 1947 through the 2024 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 23-17 (.575) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1602 is the 36th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Indiana Pacers, and the 48th for the Milwaukee Bucks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Indiana Pacers have an all-rounds series record of 16-19, a Preliminary-round series record of 6-8, and a Game 1 record of 15-20, while the Milwaukee Bucks have an all-rounds series record of 19-28, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-10, and a Game 1 record of 17-30. Series 1602 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks. In their only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in six games in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1568 (in the 2024 NBA Preliminary round; series 1602 thus constitutes a direct rematch).