⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 20 rebounds to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Michael Ruffin flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q2 3:04 · MIL 30-42 BOS
- Technical
Bobby Simmons double technical foul
Q3 1:22 · MIL 50-73 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 3:04 · MIL 30-42 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
