After the initial feel-it-out period, Kevin Porter Jr. became a midseason shot in the arm that the Milwaukee Bucks ...

Porter was a bright spot off the bench for Milwaukee, but saw a total of just 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Gary Trent logged 30 minutes off the bench but had four points on 1-of-4 shooting. With the Bucks ...

But Damian Lillard's return wasn't enough for a Milwaukee win as the Pacers held off a late Bucks rally for a 123-115 win.

The Pacers and Bucks aren't known to like each other at any time. Now they're in the heat of the NBA playoffs.

Porter has played in 31 games since being traded to the Bucks and has provided the necessary juice to be a difference-maker ...