⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:48 · MIL 28-22 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · MIL 90-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 91-93 BOS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:01 · MIL 92-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:13 · MIL 42-44 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:16 · MIL 84-89 BOS
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Ersan Ilyasova
Q4 0:08 · MIL 90-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIL 90-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 90-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIL 91-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
