⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 43 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:52 · IND 22-9 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:24 · IND 31-23 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:33 · IND 47-28 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:54 · IND 22-19 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:44 · IND 49-39 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:26 · IND 68-58 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:30 · IND 75-61 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
