⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:52 · MIL 20-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:28 · MIL 66-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 5:16 · MIL 36-34 HOU
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:09 · MIL 37-36 HOU
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses technical free throw
Q4 3:31 · MIL 74-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:17 · MIL 30-31 HOU
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21
Q4 10:00 · MIL 74-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Juwan Howard flagrant foul type 1 (Bobby Simmons draws the foul)
Q2 5:16 · MIL 36-34 HOU
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · MIL 74-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
