⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 11:08 · IND 65-48 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 11:22 · IND 83-60 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · IND 53-47 MIL
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · IND 53-47 MIL
- Flagrant
Mike Dunleavy flagrant foul type 2 (Gerald Green draws the foul)
Q4 8:15 · IND 83-63 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
