⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-1Q122-24
-1Q226-28
+3Q320-18
+2Q415-14
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Went cold from three, six of eighteen
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
Key battles
18Offensive rebounds11
6Steals10
18Turnovers12
2Blocks4
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
