โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:45 ยท POR 86-89 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 ยท POR 91-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 ยท POR 91-94 MIL
- Technical
Joel Przybilla double technical foul
Q4 0:15 ยท POR 93-98 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:45 ยท POR 29-34 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 5:37 ยท POR 63-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 ยท POR 82-89 MIL
- Turnover
T.J. Ford offensive foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 ยท POR 91-94 MIL
- Turnover
T.J. Ford turnover
Q4 1:15 ยท POR 91-94 MIL
๐The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |







