⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 9:19 · IND 19-6 MIL
- Steal
Marquis Daniels stole it from Charlie Bell
Q4 0:08 · IND 106-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 2:02 · IND 101-97 MIL
- Turnover
T.J. Ford lost ball
Q4 0:46 · IND 103-97 MIL
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · IND 103-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:08 · IND 63-55 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:01 · IND 72-70 MIL
- Steal
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute stole it from T.J. Ford
Q4 2:02 · IND 101-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva offensive foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · IND 99-95 MIL
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva turnover
Q4 2:40 · IND 99-95 MIL
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · IND 101-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
