When the Bucks face the Pacers in Game 3, it will be the 18th meeting between the teams over the last two seasons.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are meeting in the first round of the NBA playoffs. And so far, the Pacers certainly have used playing on their home court to their advantage.

The Bucks have reached a multiyear extension with GM Jon Horst, sources told ESPN. Milwaukee has made the playoffs in all eight of Horst's seasons as GM.

Amid recent speculation about Giannis Antetokounmpo's future with the Milwaukee Bucks, the organization remains committed to general manager Jon Horst. Per ESPN's Shams Charania, the Bucks and Horst agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension as his current deal was set to expire at the end of this season.

The Milwaukee Bucks have extended the contract of general manager Jon Horst, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has learned, a transaction consummated April 24. Horst had one year left on an extension signed in October 2021.