⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 5:48 · MIL 53-37 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 7:52 · MIL 76-53 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q1 4:13 · MIL 14-15 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
