⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23
- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q1 6:37 · IND 28-23 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:39 · IND 48-45 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 34
Q4 9:07 · IND 107-73 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:50 · IND 39-41 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
