⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 34- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:43 · MIL 74-69 HOU
- Go-ahead
Desmond Mason made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:42 · MIL 91-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Santiago Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:59 · MIL 87-86 HOU
- Turnover
Michael Redd Inbound
OT 0:06 · MIL 107-110 HOU
- Turnover
Toni Kukoc Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
OT 0:00 · MIL 107-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:24 · MIL 87-86 HOU
- Ties it
Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:00 · MIL 92-92 HOU
- Winner
Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
OT 4:35 · MIL 92-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Redd.
Q4 1:47 · MIL 87-86 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
OT 3:15 · MIL 95-97 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming 3 second
OT 2:36 · MIL 95-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
