⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of twenty from three- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:17 · BOS 40-28 MIL
- Winner
Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 1:01 · BOS 105-104 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul
Q4 2:48 · BOS 100-98 MIL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Foul
Q4 2:48 · BOS 100-98 MIL
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · BOS 106-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:41 · BOS 40-40 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:56 · BOS 64-69 MIL
- Go-ahead
Michael Redd made Layup. Assisted by Keith Van Horn.
Q4 1:08 · BOS 103-104 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
