⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire bad pass
Q4 1:59 · MIL 76-72 BOS
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIL 79-74 BOS
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIL 79-74 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:18 · MIL 12-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:30 · MIL 46-51 BOS
- Steal
Raef LaFrentz stole it from Jamaal Magloire
Q4 1:59 · MIL 76-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Jefferson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:02 · MIL 62-61 BOS
- Turnover
Raef LaFrentz bad pass
Q4 3:06 · MIL 74-72 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
