⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 27-13 off them
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
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson traveling
Q4 3:39 · MIL 80-73 BOS
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 2:17 · MIL 80-77 BOS
- Missed FT
Charlie Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · MIL 80-77 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:26 · MIL 80-77 BOS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 2:17 · MIL 80-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIL 77-69 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIL 77-69 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MIL 80-73 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
