⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 52 free throws to their 32- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 6:58 · IND 74-62 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:43 · IND 39-40 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Maurice Williams Flagrant Foul Type 1. Williams's 4th Personal Foul, Milwaukee's 7th Team Foul.
Q3 5:00 · IND 71-62 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 41 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
