⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 56
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · IND 74-75 MIL
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 1:06 · IND 78-82 MIL
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · IND 78-82 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 10:03 · IND 45-49 MIL
- Steal
Charlie Bell stole it from T.J. Ford
Q4 1:06 · IND 78-82 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · IND 74-77 MIL
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · IND 81-84 MIL
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · IND 81-84 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
