⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nine
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 3:00 · MIL 33-22 LAL
- Steal
Joe Alexander stole it from Jordan Farmar
Q4 2:23 · MIL 91-98 LAL
- Steal
Richard Jefferson stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:47 · MIL 93-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Bell bad pass
Q4 3:59 · MIL 88-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:34 · MIL 51-50 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 11:25 · MIL 84-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 2:23 · MIL 91-98 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:47 · MIL 93-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
