⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 23-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:18 · MIL 28-19 CLE
- Go-ahead
Caron Butler hit a two point shot
Q4 0:24 · MIL 105-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 2:11 · MIL 103-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:44 · MIL 30-28 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 2:49 · MIL 103-104 CLE
- Go-ahead
C.J. Miles hit a 25-foot three jumper, Anderson Varejao with the assist
Q4 1:00 · MIL 103-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · MIL 105-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
