⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 37 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 31 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
- A 18-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 35 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 4:01 · MIL 92-119 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:06 · MIL 22-29 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 9:56 · MIL 55-71 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 35
Q3 4:28 · MIL 63-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses technical free throw
Q3 11:18 · MIL 52-57 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 70% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
