⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:35 · MIL 38-35 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:21 · MIL 78-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Chris Livingston and Obi Toppin
Q4 0:11 · MIL 108-125 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:45 · MIL 23-26 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:14 · MIL 55-62 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q4 8:01 · MIL 92-115 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Nembhard technical foul
Q3 8:05 · MIL 62-69 IND
- Flagrant
Obi Toppin flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:17 · MIL 87-92 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 38 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
