⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Made three threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 9:34 · HOU 33-29 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley turnover
Q4 3:57 · HOU 84-77 MIL
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (Jamaal Magloire draws the foul)
Q4 0:40 · HOU 86-83 MIL
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 0:40 · HOU 86-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:51 · HOU 6-11 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:43 · HOU 8-19 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · HOU 86-81 MIL
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · HOU 86-81 MIL
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · HOU 86-84 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
