⏱️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 and stayed there. 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 20 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:48 · IND 37-29 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 0:34 · IND 105-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:43 · IND 80-71 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:11 · IND 42-43 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:32 · IND 74-64 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 97 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
