⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:20 · MIL 72-72 IND
- Go-ahead
Brandon Knight hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:26 · MIL 95-94 IND
- Ties it
Brandon Knight hit a jumper
Q4 0:36 · MIL 97-97 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:10 · MIL 55-61 IND
- Lead
Evan Turner hit a layup
Q4 0:32 · MIL 97-99 IND
- Winner
Chris Copeland hit a two point shot
Q4 0:01 · MIL 102-104 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 2:03 · MIL 95-94 IND
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · MIL 95-95 IND
- Turnover
Evan Turner bad pass
Q4 0:49 · MIL 95-97 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
