⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:00 · MIA 30-35 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:31 · MIA 61-61 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · MIA 82-83 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Bibby offensive foul (Carlos Delfino draws the foul)
Q4 0:41 · MIA 82-83 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Bibby turnover
Q4 0:41 · MIA 82-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:28 · MIA 8-16 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:20 · MIA 53-61 MIL
- Winner
Carlos Delfino hit a 23-foot three jumper, Andrew Bogut with the assist
Q4 2:27 · MIA 79-81 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Drew Gooden flagrant foul type 1 (Joel Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 10:48 · MIA 65-63 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:06 · MIA 79-78 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
