⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:42 · CLE 84-83 MIL
- Lead
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 18-foot jumper, Devin Brown with the assist
2OT 4:41 · CLE 95-93 MIL
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 18-foot jumper, LeBron James with the assist
2OT 3:47 · CLE 97-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 84-83 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:03 · CLE 85-85 MIL
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:07 · CLE 103-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q3 8:08 · CLE 56-59 MIL
- Lead
Desmond Mason hit a 13-foot two point shot
OT 0:40 · CLE 91-93 MIL
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andrew Bogut with the assist
2OT 4:15 · CLE 95-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd traveling
2OT 2:49 · CLE 97-96 MIL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
2OT 1:22 · CLE 99-96 MIL
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 0:19 · CLE 101-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 79 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
