⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:04 · IND 61-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin bad pass
Q4 1:23 · IND 110-115 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard offensive foul
Q4 1:10 · IND 110-115 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard turnover
Q4 1:10 · IND 110-115 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:06 · IND 26-27 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:41 · IND 83-76 MIL
- Steal
Bobby Portis stole it from Bennedict Mathurin
Q4 1:23 · IND 110-115 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:10 · IND 108-109 MIL
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · IND 108-109 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · IND 112-118 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
