⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them- Went cold from three, four of seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:03 · MIL 79-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd Bad Pass
Q4 4:15 · MIL 87-83 CLE
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Bad Pass. Stolen by Tierre Brown.
Q4 1:42 · MIL 91-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Michael Redd missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MIL 96-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:48 · MIL 38-38 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Sam Cassell.
Q4 3:57 · MIL 87-83 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Redd.
Q4 3:14 · MIL 89-85 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Ervin Johnson.
Q4 0:18 · MIL 93-90 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
