⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 up in the third 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
- Steal
Jiri Welsch stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:25 · MIL 81-89 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:00 · MIL 84-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 up
Q3 0:00 · MIL 67-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:25 · MIL 81-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 84-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 84-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
