⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
- A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 27-16 off them
A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:15 · IND 40-35 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:05 · IND 95-97 MIL
- Winner
Brandon Rush hit a 26-foot three jumper, Travis Diener with the assist
Q4 1:54 · IND 106-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger traveling
Q4 2:15 · IND 103-103 MIL
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · IND 107-103 MIL
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · IND 114-108 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 up
Q3 9:55 · IND 60-71 MIL
- Ties it
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute hit a driving dunk
Q4 2:40 · IND 103-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva lost ball
Q4 1:39 · IND 106-103 MIL
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson bad pass
Q4 1:12 · IND 107-103 MIL
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball
Q4 0:28 · IND 112-106 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
