⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 8:34 · MIL 41-33 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 1:42 · MIL 51-43 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 11:41 · MIL 80-63 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Henson offensive foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul)
Q4 1:10 · MIL 88-81 BOS
- Turnover
John Henson turnover
Q4 1:10 · MIL 88-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIL 90-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:50 · MIL 14-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:24 · MIL 41-41 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jared Sullinger flagrant foul type 1 (Khris Middleton draws the foul)
Q3 6:03 · MIL 55-51 BOS
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:00 · MIL 88-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
