⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:15 · BOS 42-41 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:56 · BOS 92-88 MIL
- Lead
Mark Blount made 13 ft jumper.
Q4 0:26 · BOS 98-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 1:07 · BOS 96-94 MIL
- Turnover
Gary Payton Turnover
Q4 1:07 · BOS 96-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · BOS 98-97 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:26 · BOS 34-41 MIL
- Ties it
Desmond Mason made driving layup.
Q4 0:49 · BOS 96-96 MIL
- Ties it
Desmond Mason made driving layup.
Q4 0:18 · BOS 99-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Fizer Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 4:56 · BOS 87-88 MIL
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · BOS 98-97 MIL
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · BOS 99-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |









