⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 46 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:14 · MIL 10-3 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:18 · MIL 77-63 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:11 · MIL 90-86 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:04 · MIL 101-101 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:57 · MIL 101-108 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 36 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
