MILWAUKEE — Kevin Porter Jr. had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-99 on Friday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.<\/p>\n
Ryan Rollins added 22 points for the Bucks, and Bobby Portis had 21 after missing two games because of a bruised hip.<\/p>\n
Andrew Nembhard led Indiana with 22 points and Pascal Siakam had 19.<\/p>\n
Indiana rattled off a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull to 91-87 with 4:11 remaining. On the Pacers’ next possession, Ben Sheppard missed a 3-pointer that would have made it a one-possession game. <\/p>\n
Kevin Porter Jr. then hit a driving layup to start a 7-0 run that gave Milwaukee some breathing room. <\/p>\n
Jericho Sims had a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with four points for the Bucks. Milwaukee’s Myles Turner had nine points and 10 rebounds against his former team.<\/p>\n
The Bucks outrebounded Indiana 48-37 and had a 17-8 edge in second-chance points. The Bucks improved to 3-0 this season against Indiana, which knocked Milwaukee out of the playoffs each of the last two seasons.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> missed his sixth game in a row since straining his right calf on Jan. 23. The Bucks are 15-15 with Antetokounmpo and 6-14 without him this season.<\/p>\n The Bucks also didn’t have Kyle Kuzma (calf soreness).<\/p>\n Indiana’s Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown didn’t play one night after the Pacers acquired them<\/a> from the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the earliest they could play is Tuesday at New York, though a lingering ankle issue<\/a> could keep Zubac out longer.<\/p>\n Pacers: At Toronto on Sunday .<\/p>\n Bucks: At Orlando on Monday night.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n