⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 seventeen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:54 · IND 57-60 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:02 · IND 97-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:28 · IND 30-29 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 1:07 · IND 30-38 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:09 · IND 57-69 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 7:33 · IND 66-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - George Hill and Goga Bitadze
Q4 5:13 · IND 102-109 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
