⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:00 · CLE 73-68 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Snow technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:01 · CLE 83-76 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CLE 91-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:21 · CLE 86-80 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
