⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:04 · MIL 35-25 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 0:09 · MIL 49-30 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 3:20 · MIL 100-82 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
AJ Green misses technical free throw
Q2 6:00 · MIL 52-41 IND
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · MIL 120-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:43 · MIL 49-41 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:48 · MIL 117-111 IND
- Steal
Tyrese Haliburton stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:21 · MIL 120-114 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aaron Nesmith flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:52 · MIL 73-65 IND
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MIL 126-119 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
