⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-4Q120-23
-4Q230-32
-3Q328-33
-1Q417-18
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Key battles
15Fast break points5
12Points off turnovers6
44Points in the paint28
7Offensive rebounds11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 6:41 · BOS 19-13 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
