⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:26 · IND 48-32 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:09 · IND 68-53 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 5:39 · IND 94-70 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:28 · IND 59-48 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 10 |
