โฑ๏ธHow 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.
Where it moved
โฒ MIL better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 31-11 off them
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:54 ยท MIL 19-17 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 11:21 ยท MIL 60-50 POR
- Steal
Joe Smith stole it from Joel Przybilla
Q4 2:38 ยท MIL 92-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd traveling
Q4 1:08 ยท MIL 94-90 POR
- Missed FT
Charlie Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 ยท MIL 96-92 POR
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 ยท MIL 97-95 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:00 ยท MIL 2-9 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla bad pass
Q4 2:38 ยท MIL 92-88 POR
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 1:22 ยท MIL 94-90 POR
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 0:58 ยท MIL 94-90 POR
๐The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |









