⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:32 · POR 47-42 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:29 · POR 60-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Offensive Foul
Q4 3:59 · POR 87-83 MIL
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Redd.
Q4 2:46 · POR 87-86 MIL
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:10 · POR 90-91 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- Winner
Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:44 · POR 87-88 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 4:18 · POR 87-91 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas Lost Ball
Q4 3:44 · POR 87-83 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |










