⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:51 · MIL 11-2 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:10 · MIL 77-77 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Celtics
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up
Q2 5:39 · MIL 34-38 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass
Q4 3:03 · MIL 87-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:12 · MIL 96-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Q4 0:12 · MIL 96-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |






