⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:39 · BOS 72-75 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Banks bad pass
Q4 3:03 · BOS 85-92 MIL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:05 · BOS 85-92 MIL
- Turnover
Marcus Banks offensive foul (Michael Redd draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · BOS 90-96 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:34 · BOS 27-32 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q2 7:20 · BOS 29-46 MIL
- Steal
T.J. Ford stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:05 · BOS 85-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams traveling
Q4 2:43 · BOS 85-92 MIL
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · BOS 93-97 MIL
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 93-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
