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	SEASON SERIES
	Jan. 19 Feb. 17 Mar. 23	at Indiana 106, Milwaukee 84 Indiana 92, at Milwaukee 90 Milwaukee 105, at Indiana 84

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Indiana Pacers look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five first-round playoff series tonight when they host the Milwaukee Bucks. Jalen Rose scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to carry the Pacers to an 88-85 victory in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Milwaukee had a chance to tie, but Tim Thomas missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. The Bucks trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half, but charged back late in the third quarter and, after Thomas nailed a 3-pointer and a jumper in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter, grabbed a 67-62 lead with 9:57 left. But down the stretch, it was Rose, not Reggie Miller, who took over the game. Rose fell one point shy of his playoff career high and Dale Davis grabbed 17 rebounds, also one shy of a postseason best. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 26 points and Sam Cassell finished with 18 and six assists. Forward Glenn Robinson was just 4-for-17 from the floor and Cassell went 6-of-17. The Pacers have won four straight playoff contests against Milwaukee, including a 3-0 sweep of last season's first-round series. Indiana has never dropped a series in team history when leading two games to none. The Bucks are making their second straight appearance after mising the postseason seven consecutive seasons. They are looking for their first playoff victory since the opening round of the 1990 playoffs against the Chicago Bulls. The series moves to Milwaukee on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE 10-game log	INDIANA 10-game log
Apr. 2 Apr. 4 Apr. 6 Apr. 8 Apr. 10 Apr. 12 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 17 Apr. 19 @ Golden State Chicago @ Chicago New Jersey Orlando @ Cleveland Charlotte @ Washington @ Orlando Washington W 117-113 W 92-73 L 88-90 W 109-101 W 104-87 W 101-100 L 106-109 W 120-116 W 85-83 W 110-105	Apr. 2 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 12 Apr. 14 Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 19 @ Toronto New Jersey Cleveland @ Charlotte @ New York Toronto @ Miami @ Detroit @ Philadelphia Atlanta W 104-83 W 105-101 W 95-94 L 80-96 L 81-83 W 77-73 W 105-101 W 112-101 W 92-90 W 111-92