⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 31 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 50
- Made eleven threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:21 · IND 94-105 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:12 · IND 63-68 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 0:13 · IND 66-79 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
