⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25
- A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
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 7:07 · MIL 14-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:04 · MIL 35-25 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 8:07 · MIL 45-28 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q2 0:34 · MIL 60-66 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 2:17 · MIL 72-79 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q4 7:07 · MIL 92-110 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
