⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:34 · MIL 55-60 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:58 · MIL 81-79 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q4 7:28 · MIL 98-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses technical free throw
Q4 0:26 · MIL 105-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:53 · MIL 7-13 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:52 · MIL 33-51 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
