⏱️How 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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:51 · MIL 57-53 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 6:28 · MIL 94-92 CLE
- Winner
Michael Redd hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · MIL 105-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIL 97-94 CLE
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIL 97-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIL 101-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:56 · MIL 0-8 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a layup
Q4 0:05 · MIL 102-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:40 · MIL 96-94 CLE
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak backcourt
Q4 2:15 · MIL 97-94 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MIL 97-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
