⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 thirteen threes to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:09 · IND 29-19 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 0:58 · IND 96-78 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Johnson and Bobby Portis
Q3 8:45 · IND 68-56 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:04 · IND 3-10 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |