⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a layup, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 4:24 · BOS 93-91 MIL
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a layup, Kevin Garnett with the assist
OT 3:20 · BOS 95-93 MIL
- Winner
Jermaine O'Neal hit a tip shot
OT 1:49 · BOS 97-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett double technical foul
Q4 2:30 · BOS 79-82 MIL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 0:20 · BOS 90-87 MIL
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BOS 91-89 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Carlos Delfino hit a driving layup, Brandon Jennings with the assist
Q4 0:10 · BOS 91-91 MIL
- Ties it
Corey Maggette hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 4:09 · BOS 93-93 MIL
- Ties it
Carlos Delfino hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:08 · BOS 95-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 1:31 · BOS 86-84 MIL
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino bad pass
OT 0:27 · BOS 99-97 MIL
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino bad pass
OT 0:02 · BOS 105-102 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
