This was the worst game in the history of the playoffs according to this player’s statistics, a resounding zero

The 2025 NBA playoffs kicked off in Indianapolis on Saturday as the Indiana Pacers welcomed Milwaukee Bucks, fourth versus fifth in the Eastern Conference. However, the contest was a very one sided affair with the home team always in control and it was apparent that Milwaukee were missing the likes of Damian Lillard to support Giannis Antetokounmpo.

For the Pacers, Andrew Nembhard and Pascal Siakam combined for 27 points in a runaway first half, Tyrese Haliburton directed a high-efficiency offense with 12 total assists and the Indiana Pacers thumped the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 117-98 to open their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Saturday afternoon.

“The series is one-seventh over. Game 2 will be monumentally more difficult than this game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “The ebbs and flow of a series are so up-and-down, it’s impossible to predict what’s going to happen from game to game.”

Giannis Antetokounmpo powered his way to 36 points for the fifth-seeded Bucks, who expect Lillard back either for Tuesday’s Game 2 rematch in Indianapolis or Game 3 on Friday in Milwaukee.

“Giannis got to the basket too much,” Carlisle said. “We were trying to build walls, and he was still getting there. Not a surprise, but we gotta look at that.”

Kuzma draws a blank

One Bucks player who failed to shine was Kyle Kuzma with the 29-year-old Kuzma started and played 21 minutes for a Bucks and failed to record a single counting stat.

The Michigan native managed 0-5 from the field, 0-2 from 3, 0-2 from the FT line, scored 0 points, managed no rebounds, had no assists, nor steals, blocks or turnovers.

Kuzma is only the sixth player in NBA history to record zero counting stats while playing 20 or more minutes in a playoff game. Mike Dunleavy Jr. (2015), Bruce Bowen (2008), Brent Barry (2005), Michael Cage (1993) and Maurice Lucas (1986) are the others.

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