⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:00 · HOU 18-8 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 3:27 · HOU 43-32 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 7:37 · HOU 68-46 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Glen Rice missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:31 · HOU 5-6 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:56 · HOU 18-18 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
