⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 15-5 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · IND 8-0 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:59 · IND 73-60 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pascal Siakam and Bobby Portis
Q4 1:22 · IND 118-113 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 4:27 · IND 60-54 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:25 · IND 115-113 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Gary Trent Jr. and Bennedict Mathurin
Q1 1:53 · IND 36-24 MIL
- Flagrant
Kevin Porter Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:45 · IND 104-93 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
