⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 18
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:47 · MIL 17-10 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 8:23 · MIL 55-51 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:24 · MIL 86-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Jennings double technical foul
Q4 8:03 · MIL 68-70 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 4:26 · MIL 37-43 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:26 · MIL 55-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo offensive foul (Ersan Ilyasova draws the foul)
Q4 4:11 · MIL 78-79 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 1:29 · MIL 86-82 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIL 86-82 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
