⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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
+5Q126-20
-13Q217-27
+5Q326-18
+3Q419-18
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24
Key battles
17Steals4
2Blocks7
20Free throws made11
29%Three-point accuracy44%
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
