⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:47 · MIL 90-95 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:53 · MIL 7-18 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 3:59 · MIL 18-37 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
