⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 8 down to 2 up
Q1 5:01 · MIL 24-22 HOU
- Steal
Nate Wolters stole it from James Harden
Q4 2:30 · MIL 88-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:52 · MIL 16-21 HOU
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia bad pass
Q4 2:41 · MIL 88-96 HOU
- Turnover
John Henson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIL 92-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 3:53 · MIL 67-81 HOU
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Zaza Pachulia
Q4 2:41 · MIL 88-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · MIL 44-54 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · MIL 88-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIL 95-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
