โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ MIL better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:47 ยท MIL 18-7 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian bad pass
Q4 3:13 ยท MIL 86-81 MIA
- Turnover
Charlie Bell lost ball
Q4 2:16 ยท MIL 89-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Yi Jianlian misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 ยท MIL 98-92 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:50 ยท MIL 62-61 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:54 ยท MIL 85-80 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Charlie Bell
Q4 2:16 ยท MIL 89-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:33 ยท MIL 86-80 MIA
๐The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








