⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Went cold from three, six of 23
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:58 · MIL 16-13 POR
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Rasheed Wallace Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:03 · MIL 77-82 POR
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 1:09 · MIL 82-85 POR
- Turnover
Anthony Mason Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
OT 1:15 · MIL 84-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:59 · MIL 31-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:19 · MIL 53-62 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 1:31 · MIL 82-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q2 6:48 · MIL 33-36 POR
- Flagrant
Bonzi Wells Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 3:40 · MIL 41-39 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
