The Milwaukee Bucks are facing elimination and they have lost star guard Damian Lillard for an extended period due to a torn left Achilles tendon.

The Pacers host the Bucks on Tuesday for Game 5, with a 3-1 lead! Let's continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Pacers prediction and pick.

Iffy for Tuesday ...

The Pacers can eliminate Milwaukee in the first round for a second straight year by winning Game 5 on Tuesday in Indianapolis ...

The Pacers, who eliminated Milwaukee 4-2 in last year's first round, can send the Bucks home once again with a win in Game 5 ...

The Pacers asserted their dominance on Milwaukee in Game 4, routing the Bucks by 26 at Fiserv Forum – laughing in their faces ...

According to ESPN senior NBA insider Shams Charania, Lillard will undergo an MRI on Monday after suffering a non-contact left ...

Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference ...

Aaron Nesmith scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and had a huge block in the Pacers' 129-103 win over the Bucks in Game ...