⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 2:10 · BOS 55-72 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:59 · BOS 86-97 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 6:45 · BOS 10-16 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:12 · BOS 18-27 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 5:24 · BOS 72-94 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
