⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:48 · MIA 20-15 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norris Cole possession lost ball turnoverJabari Parker
Q4 4:39 · MIA 71-78 MIL
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIA 71-78 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:00 · MIA 49-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIA 82-88 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 84-91 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
