⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, 54 free throws to their 38
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 7
Made four threes to their eleven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 5:05 · IND 33-15 MIL
- Ties it
Jamaal Tinsley hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 4:20 · IND 116-116 MIL
- Winner
Marquis Daniels hit a 7-foot running jumper
2OT 4:45 · IND 124-122 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal traveling
Q4 1:19 · IND 108-105 MIL
- Turnover
Troy Murphy lost ball
OT 3:30 · IND 116-116 MIL
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels turnover
2OT 4:09 · IND 124-122 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Charlie Bell hit a three jumper
Q4 0:20 · IND 114-114 MIL
- Lead
Michael Redd hit a 19-foot jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
OT 4:45 · IND 114-116 MIL
- Ties it
Michael Redd hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jared Reiner with the assist
OT 0:19 · IND 122-122 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd bad pass
OT 3:23 · IND 116-116 MIL
- Turnover
Jared Reiner offensive foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
2OT 3:58 · IND 124-122 MIL
- Turnover
Jared Reiner turnover
2OT 3:58 · IND 124-122 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 44 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |










