⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 10:32 · HOU 36-24 MIL
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Charlie Bell
Q4 1:35 · HOU 78-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · HOU 78-77 MIL
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · HOU 78-77 MIL
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · HOU 82-79 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:08 · HOU 49-48 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:43 · HOU 74-72 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · HOU 78-74 MIL
- Turnover
Charlie Bell bad pass
Q4 1:35 · HOU 78-77 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
