⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-3 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 7:56 · MIL 24-7 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 0:00 · MIL 66-34 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Larry Sanders flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q3 2:13 · MIL 77-49 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q3 9:14 · MIL 67-42 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · MIL 33-17 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
