⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:18 · CLE 87-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · CLE 85-79 MIL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:57 · CLE 85-79 MIL
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CLE 85-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 3:06 · CLE 85-86 MIL
- Go-ahead
T.J. Ford hit a 11-foot jumper
Q4 0:30 · CLE 85-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · CLE 85-84 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 0:11 · CLE 87-86 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd turnover
Q4 0:11 · CLE 87-86 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
