⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, no of seven from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 44
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:30 · MIL 10-6 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 1:35 · MIL 80-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Williams Technical Foul
Q2 1:25 · MIL 47-43 CLE
- Flagrant
Joe Smith Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 9:26 · MIL 80-70 CLE
- Technical
Desmond Mason Technical Foul
Q4 8:08 · MIL 84-75 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 1:44 · MIL 47-51 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao Technical Foul
Q2 9:18 · MIL 26-28 CLE
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul
Q2 5:28 · MIL 38-36 CLE
- Technical
Robert Traylor Technical Foul
Q3 3:04 · MIL 65-65 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 0 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
