⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine- A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q1 9:58 · IND 20-5 MIL
- Ties it
Bennedict Mathurin hit a 6-foot layup, Tyrese Haliburton with the assist
Q4 2:30 · IND 119-119 MIL
- Winner
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:29 · IND 122-121 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:12 · IND 122-121 MIL
- Turnover
Bruce Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · IND 122-121 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:27 · IND 40-35 MIL
- Lead
Cameron Payne hit a 2-foot two point shot, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 1:41 · IND 119-121 MIL
- Steal
Brook Lopez stole it from Bruce Brown
Q4 0:43 · IND 122-121 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Adrian Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · IND 75-76 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:03 · IND 122-121 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · IND 122-121 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
