⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 7:56 · CLE 23-11 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:07 · CLE 64-46 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 7:33 · CLE 89-63 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:10 · CLE 44-37 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:56 · CLE 24-21 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Knight technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:24 · CLE 37-29 MIL
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q2 1:10 · CLE 44-37 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
