⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of seven from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:30 · MIL 47-48 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 5:43 · MIL 68-57 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dan Gadzuric 3 second
Q4 1:34 · MIL 88-80 IND
- Turnover
Maurice Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:00 · MIL 88-83 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David Harrison Technical Foul. Harrison's 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 9:10 · MIL 53-52 IND
- Technical
Anthony Johnson Technical Foul. Johnson's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 2:11 · MIL 87-78 IND
- Turnover
Eddie Gill Lost Ball. Stolen by Maurice Williams.
Q4 0:31 · MIL 91-83 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
