⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+8Q128-20
-9Q215-25
+6Q336-30
+3Q436-35
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
Key battles
17Threes made4
1Steals6
49%Three-point accuracy31%
8Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 4 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
