⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:16 · MIL 33-28 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 1:54 · MIL 92-83 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 7:28 · MIL 105-88 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:41 · MIL 12-19 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonny Flynn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:00 · MIL 38-42 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
