⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 16 rebounds to 27
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:06 · MIL 8-2 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 6:24 · MIL 66-58 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 1:46 · MIL 97-89 CLE
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 0:54 · MIL 100-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIL 102-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Desmond Mason
Q4 1:46 · MIL 97-89 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Andrew Bogut
Q4 0:54 · MIL 100-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:42 · MIL 97-90 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIL 100-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 78 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
