⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:45 · MIL 70-61 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:03 · MIL 96-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Skinner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · MIL 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Brian Skinner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · MIL 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · MIL 99-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:57 · MIL 79-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:41 · MIL 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Q4 0:41 · MIL 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:41 · MIL 96-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
