⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 28- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the first quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q1 6:09 · MIL 30-16 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 1:00 · MIL 39-18 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 2:23 · MIL 86-67 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ervin Johnson Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 2:54 · MIL 76-66 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 9:00 · MIL 12-16 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 1:40 · MIL 61-48 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 2:54 · MIL 76-66 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
