⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 59 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 26
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 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:34 · IND 86-67 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 3:18 · IND 95-75 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:47 · IND 64-57 MIL
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:25 · IND 72-61 MIL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeff Pendergraph and Drew Gooden
Q4 0:26 · IND 95-80 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
