⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 5
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:50 · IND 15-8 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 1:59 · IND 117-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pascal Siakam and Damian Lillard
Q4 1:32 · IND 110-95 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 2:56 · IND 88-71 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 6:55 · IND 107-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Pat Connaughton flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:59 · IND 114-95 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
