⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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
- Ties it
Maurice Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · MIL 108-108 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Bad Pass
Q4 0:01 · MIL 108-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · MIL 0-9 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce made 14 ft jumper.
Q4 0:19 · MIL 108-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · MIL 108-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
