⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:26 · MIL 47-34 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:50 · MIL 74-66 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
