⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:34 · POR 25-19 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul
Q3 8:21 · POR 63-66 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 9:04 · POR 63-74 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · POR 99-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · POR 99-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · POR 99-106 MIL
📊The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Assists | 35 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |










