⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Strickland missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:45 · MIL 54-44 IND
- Turnover
Joe Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 0:52 · MIL 90-86 IND
- Missed FT
Toni Kukoc missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · MIL 91-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:12 · MIL 28-33 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 0:45 · MIL 54-44 IND
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:35 · MIL 60-56 IND
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Toni Kukoc.
Q4 4:28 · MIL 82-76 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
