⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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
- Missed FT
Charlie Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · MIL 83-90 HOU
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIL 87-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:10 · MIL 87-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:39 · MIL 13-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 4:56 · MIL 80-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIL 87-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
