⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:58 · MIL 48-35 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:18 · MIL 73-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Charlie Villanueva flagrant foul type 2 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 6:54 · MIL 89-92 CLE
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · MIL 95-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q3 10:22 · MIL 61-75 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:57 · MIL 82-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:54 · MIL 89-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
