⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 27 from three- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
- Burned in transition, 1 fast break points to 18
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:37 · MIL 49-53 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:41 · MIL 78-84 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 3:06 · MIL 91-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 8:30 · MIL 22-44 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 · MIL 91-99 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
