⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 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, 17 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 21 threes to their eleven- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:15 · MIL 21-10 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 8:03 · MIL 88-61 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q3 2:50 · MIL 106-70 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
