⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 seventeen threes to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:46 · MIL 13-10 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:24 · MIL 67-53 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 4:41 · MIL 89-69 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · MIL 0-8 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:50 · MIL 118-101 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
