⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:22 · CLE 61-61 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 11:08 · CLE 80-75 MIL
- Go-ahead
Jeff McInnis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Q4 0:29 · CLE 90-89 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Smith.
Q4 2:30 · CLE 84-84 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · CLE 90-89 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:52 · CLE 34-36 MIL
- Lead
Keith Van Horn made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Redd.
Q4 2:20 · CLE 84-87 MIL
- Ties it
Keith Van Horn made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Toni Kukoc.
Q4 0:11 · CLE 91-91 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
