⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their five- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 0:53 · MIL 64-55 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 9:04 · MIL 75-59 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 9:06 · MIL 96-78 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:44 · MIL 0-10 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:17 · MIL 45-46 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:04 · MIL 83-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
