After a thrilling four quarters of regulation, the game needed five more minutes to be decided. Milwaukee jumped out to an early lead in overtime thanks to a scorching hot performance from Gary Trent Jr., but the Pacers crawled back to stay in the game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, started their postseason journey against the Miami Heat and were dominant, completing a series sweep on Monday with a 138-83 victory in Miami in Game 4. That came on the heels of another blowout, a 124-87 win in Game 3 on Saturday. Games 3 and 4 marked the two worst playoff losses in Miami franchise history.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.