⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 38-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:37 · CLE 10-7 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:41 · CLE 95-97 MIL
- Ties it
Ricky Davis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
Q4 0:08 · CLE 103-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Ray Allen.
OT 3:03 · CLE 106-109 MIL
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Thomas.
2OT 3:47 · CLE 121-122 MIL
- Turnover
Dajuan Wagner Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Redd.
2OT 2:43 · CLE 124-126 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Lead
Tim Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Q4 0:56 · CLE 100-102 MIL
- Lead
Sam Cassell made 11 ft Jumper.
OT 4:39 · CLE 103-105 MIL
- Lead
Michael Redd made Jumper.
OT 3:55 · CLE 105-107 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · CLE 100-103 MIL
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:25 · CLE 117-116 MIL
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:25 · CLE 117-116 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
