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NBA playoffs: Shorthanded Bucks fall in 3-1 hole to Pacers after losing Bobby Portis to ejection

Already down Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks lost another key player early in Sunday's playoff Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers.

It proved too much to overcome as the Pacers caught fire from 3 and held off a game Bucks supporting cast for a 126-113 win to secure a 3-1 series lead.

Bobby Portis, right, was ejected for his role in a scuffle with Indiana's Andrew Nembhard. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Bobby Portis, right, was ejected for his role in a scuffle with Indiana's Andrew Nembhard. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Bobby Portis ejected early

The Bucks kept things close early before finding themselves down a third starter with the ejection of Bobby Portis.