⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 9:44 · MIL 39-33 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 11:38 · MIL 62-48 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 5:43 · MIL 107-80 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:57 · MIL 14-23 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Obi Toppin technical foul
Q2 7:23 · MIL 35-33 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
