⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 70
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 10:59 · HOU 14-2 MIL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:00 · HOU 105-105 MIL
- Ties it
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 0:34 · HOU 107-107 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · HOU 101-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:23 · HOU 34-32 MIL
- Lead
Larry Sanders hit a two point shot
Q4 0:45 · HOU 105-107 MIL
- Winner
Monta Ellis hit a 27-foot, Brandon Jennings with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 107-110 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · HOU 105-105 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
