⏱️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 first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse 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, 22 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- Made six threes to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 25-17 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 5:52 · IND 50-38 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:43 · IND 73-66 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 4:50 · IND 83-79 MIL
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson bad pass
Q4 4:28 · IND 83-79 MIL
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 2:01 · IND 88-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:11 · IND 39-36 MIL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up
Q2 1:54 · IND 52-57 MIL
- Steal
Brandon Knight stole it from George Hill
Q4 2:01 · IND 88-83 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
