⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:12 · MIL 86-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Sterling Brown and Lance Stephenson
Q1 1:33 · MIL 16-12 IND
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 3:41 · MIL 88-93 IND
- Turnover
Khris Middleton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIL 90-96 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 6:26 · MIL 59-67 IND
- Steal
Thaddeus Young stole it from Khris Middleton
Q4 2:00 · MIL 90-96 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · MIL 88-96 IND
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · MIL 88-96 IND
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIL 94-98 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 23 |








