⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:43 · MIL 17-19 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 11:11 · MIL 19-29 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 6:45 · MIL 47-67 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 0:00 · MIL 64-78 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
