⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:01 · MIL 47-56 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:15 · MIL 47-64 IND
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:33 · MIL 54-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:19 · MIL 2-8 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 4:56 · MIL 47-67 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
