⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 33 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26
- A 22-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 31 in the second 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
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 31
Q2 6:48 · MIL 73-42 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 1:27 · MIL 95-59 BOS
- Technical
Maurice Williams Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 1:27 · MIL 95-59 BOS
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 1:27 · MIL 95-59 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:52 · MIL 13-19 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 30
Q4 7:07 · MIL 110-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins Flagrant Foul Type 2. His 1st Personal Foul.
Q3 1:27 · MIL 95-59 BOS
- Missed FT
Jiri Welsch missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:27 · MIL 95-59 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
