⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them- A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 1:47 · MIL 34-23 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carlos Delfino flagrant foul type 1 (Josh McRoberts draws the foul)
Q1 4:41 · MIL 12-14 LAL
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:22 · MIL 55-47 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 4:41 · MIL 12-15 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 9:22 · MIL 55-47 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
