⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their 21
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:14 · MIL 18-14 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:16 · MIL 51-43 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ryan Rollins and Pascal Siakam
Q2 0:00 · MIL 54-47 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · MIL 91-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:58 · MIL 21-26 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:48 · MIL 89-84 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarace Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · MIL 89-84 IND
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:08 · MIL 93-87 IND
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · MIL 103-95 IND
📊The numbers
| MIL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
