⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:37 · CLE 22-8 MIL
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Michael Redd
Q4 0:44 · CLE 101-107 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · CLE 75-74 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · CLE 96-104 MIL
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 104-107 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd lost ball
Q4 0:44 · CLE 101-107 MIL
- Missed FT
Royal Ivey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 104-109 MIL
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CLE 107-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
