⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:02 · MIL 31-20 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:52 · MIL 40-22 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q3 5:13 · MIL 71-55 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:10 · MIL 40-30 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:33 · MIL 42-42 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:07 · MIL 84-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff McInnis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 10:03 · MIL 33-22 CLE
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 10:07 · MIL 50-43 CLE
- Technical
Ira Newble Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:00 · MIL 59-55 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
