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A different dynamic duo lifts Bucks to Game 5 win
Khris Middleton. Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

A different dynamic duo lifts Bucks to Game 5 win

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo were out injured. So a different dynamic duo kept Milwaukee's season alive.

Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points for the Bucks as Milwaukee rode two dominant middle quarters to a 115-92 win over the Indiana Pacers. The pair combined to shoot 23 for 44 and collect 22 rebounds in the victory. Milwaukee outscored Indiana in the second and third quarters by a 64-38 margin.

The Bucks even got a huge performance from Patrick Beverley, who gave out 12 assists and scored 12 of his 13 points in the Bucks' big second quarter.

It's impressive that without Antetokounmpo, the former Defensive Player of the Year, Milwaukee held the high-powered Pacers offense to 92 points and 31.6 percent shooting from three-point range. The Bucks absolutely crushed the Pacers when Myles Turner sat, outscoring Indiana by 17 points in his 17 minutes on the bench.

Now the Pacers have another chance to close out the series in Indianapolis on Thursday night. The Bucks might not have their stars back, but at least they will still have Middleton and Portis.

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