⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:21 · HOU 30-25 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 9:41 · HOU 40-26 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q4 5:58 · HOU 98-82 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:27 · HOU 95-82 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
