⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
- A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 7:18 · HOU 39-36 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:31 · HOU 89-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball
Q4 0:48 · HOU 94-98 MIL
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:01 · HOU 99-105 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:41 · HOU 0-12 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:07 · HOU 23-34 MIL
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up
Q3 0:33 · HOU 70-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 99-104 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
