⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:33 · IND 30-27 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 10:26 · IND 65-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Toni Kukoc.
Q4 3:45 · IND 95-87 MIL
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q4 0:15 · IND 103-92 MIL
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q4 0:15 · IND 103-93 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:34 · IND 86-74 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
