⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 7:01 · MIL 63-59 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd Bad Pass
Q4 2:34 · MIL 86-86 LAL
- Turnover
Maurice Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:47 · MIL 86-86 LAL
- Turnover
Michael Redd Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 0:18 · MIL 88-92 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 1:16 · MIL 24-31 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:54 · MIL 86-86 LAL
- Winner
Brian Cook made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 1:35 · MIL 86-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Redd.
Q4 3:38 · MIL 85-84 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom 3 second
Q4 2:00 · MIL 86-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · MIL 88-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |





