⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:18 · IND 38-25 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:50 · IND 14-14 MIL
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses technical free throw
Q2 4:22 · IND 50-39 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:55 · IND 38-33 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:18 · IND 68-61 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
