⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 86 points inside to 64
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 25-14 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:21 · IND 110-119 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andrew Nembhard flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:54 · IND 24-22 MIL
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:12 · IND 69-72 MIL
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses technical free throw
Q4 1:18 · IND 134-149 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 8:37 · IND 116-136 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:06 · IND 5-7 MIL
- Flagrant
Bobby Portis flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:02 · IND 104-119 MIL
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:42 · IND 122-143 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 36 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 86 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
