⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:22 · IND 16-6 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 1:47 · IND 59-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Leandro Barbosa flagrant foul type 1 (Mike Dunleavy draws the foul)
Q4 9:03 · IND 93-83 MIL
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · IND 110-103 MIL
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · IND 113-108 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 0:38 · IND 34-40 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:48 · IND 106-94 MIL
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 3:29 · IND 107-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · IND 114-109 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
