⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:43 · MIL 30-17 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 11:19 · MIL 68-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q3 8:21 · MIL 77-47 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
