⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:33 · IND 12-2 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 7:37 · IND 12-3 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:37 · IND 12-3 MIL
- Technical
Damon Jones Technical Foul
Q1 4:39 · IND 20-6 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
