⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:00 · IND 53-49 MIL
- Winner
Jamaal Tinsley hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:31 · IND 89-88 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q4 2:36 · IND 93-88 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels misses technical free throw
Q1 4:54 · IND 12-14 MIL
- Missed FT
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses technical free throw
Q2 9:27 · IND 28-29 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:46 · IND 12-20 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:30 · IND 62-61 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 2:57 · IND 68-75 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd bad pass
Q4 1:25 · IND 85-88 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
