⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:38 · MIL 64-57 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q3 4:01 · MIL 75-75 LAL
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 3:13 · MIL 102-109 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 4:37 · MIL 75-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:01 · MIL 75-75 LAL
- Flagrant
Lamar Odom flagrant foul type 1 (Drew Gooden draws the foul)
Q4 6:26 · MIL 93-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









