The Indiana Pacers are preparing for a much different Milwaukee Bucks team in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Head coach Rick Carlisle says the Bucks are more sound defensively than when they faced them in the playoffs last season. The team has been hard at practice this week while the NBA Play-In Tournament is being adjudicated. The Bucks will be without Damian Lillard for the time being due to blood clots in his legs. Game 1 is this Saturday inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.