⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third 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
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:30 · IND 42-49 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:24 · IND 8-17 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 11:33 · IND 26-36 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
