⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 9:35 · MIL 18-7 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:02 · MIL 57-52 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 4:56 · MIL 115-98 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:57 · MIL 81-64 IND
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses technical free throw
Q3 2:18 · MIL 87-73 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 23 | Blocks | 20 |
