⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 28- A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:20 · MIL 44-46 CLE
- Steal
Andrew Bogut stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:47 · MIL 104-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIL 108-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:29 · MIL 11-18 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:48 · MIL 28-39 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall bad pass
Q4 4:39 · MIL 98-98 CLE
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall bad pass
Q4 3:34 · MIL 100-99 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:47 · MIL 104-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
