⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:18 · MIL 76-78 BOS
- Ties it
Luke Ridnour hit a layup
Q4 0:01 · MIL 93-93 BOS
- Go-ahead
Dan Gadzuric hit a dunk, Luke Ridnour with the assist
OT 1:07 · MIL 97-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 0:30 · MIL 91-93 BOS
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball
OT 1:34 · MIL 95-96 BOS
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
OT 0:45 · MIL 97-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kevin Garnett with the assist
OT 2:08 · MIL 95-96 BOS
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:24 · MIL 97-98 BOS
- Ties it
Ray Allen hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:24 · MIL 97-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leon Powe 3 second
OT 3:39 · MIL 93-93 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
OT 3:14 · MIL 93-93 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett 3 second
OT 2:46 · MIL 93-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
