⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:18 · MIL 61-59 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 2:03 · MIL 73-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · MIL 89-86 CLE
- Turnover
Michael Redd bad pass
Q4 0:51 · MIL 92-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:15 · MIL 49-55 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:48 · MIL 83-81 CLE
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:11 · MIL 92-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
Q4 4:28 · MIL 87-81 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:04 · MIL 92-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:11 · MIL 92-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
