⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:54 · MIL 59-65 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:40 · MIL 84-86 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q1 9:32 · MIL 2-6 IND
- Turnover
Dan Gadzuric lost ball
Q4 1:40 · MIL 93-95 IND
- Turnover
David Noel bad pass
Q4 0:54 · MIL 95-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 0:31 · MIL 44-59 IND
- Steal
Jermaine O'Neal stole it from Dan Gadzuric
Q4 1:40 · MIL 93-95 IND
- Steal
Darrell Armstrong stole it from David Noel
Q4 0:54 · MIL 95-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 3:58 · MIL 87-90 IND
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · MIL 93-94 IND
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · MIL 95-99 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
