⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · CLE 8-2 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 5:22 · CLE 48-31 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:44 · CLE 46-31 MIL
- Technical
Robert Traylor Double Technical Foul. Desmond Mason gains possession.
Q3 8:02 · CLE 70-50 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:06 · CLE 81-69 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Fizer Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 10:08 · CLE 33-26 MIL
- Technical
Desmond Mason Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:44 · CLE 46-31 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
