⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 29-12 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:24 · BOS 20-11 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:20 · BOS 64-60 MIL
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jeff Green with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BOS 88-88 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · BOS 76-79 MIL
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:36 · BOS 79-81 MIL
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:55 · BOS 81-85 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:55 · BOS 81-85 MIL
- Ties it
Larry Sanders hit a two point shot
OT 3:36 · BOS 90-90 MIL
- Lead
Monta Ellis hit a two point shot
OT 2:58 · BOS 90-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 2:25 · BOS 82-83 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:46 · BOS 82-83 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings lost ball turnover
OT 4:09 · BOS 88-88 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
