⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:00 · CLE 89-92 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:14 · CLE 101-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · CLE 102-98 MIL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 1:47 · CLE 104-100 MIL
- Missed FT
Marreese Speights misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · CLE 107-102 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 4:20 · CLE 99-95 MIL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:50 · CLE 102-98 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy turnover
Q4 2:51 · CLE 102-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
