⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their nineteen- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:52 · IND 52-51 MIL
- Lead
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Pascal Siakam with the assist
OT 4:29 · IND 106-103 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
OT 0:34 · IND 119-118 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 10:32 · IND 0-13 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:13 · IND 87-91 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
OT 3:31 · IND 106-112 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
OT 1:24 · IND 109-112 MIL
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. bad pass
OT 0:29 · IND 114-118 MIL
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:10 · IND 117-118 MIL
📊The numbers
| IND | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
