⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- Went cold from three, nine of 31
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 5:52 · IND 69-63 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses technical free throw
Q2 0:04 · IND 45-55 MIL
- Turnover
Darren Collison traveling
Q4 3:21 · IND 95-95 MIL
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · IND 95-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Winner
Ersan Ilyasova hit a layup, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 2:36 · IND 95-97 MIL
- Steal
Brook Lopez stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 1:40 · IND 95-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez traveling
Q4 1:39 · IND 95-100 MIL
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · IND 97-104 MIL
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · IND 97-105 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
