⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 35
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:18 · MIL 93-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 9:51 · MIL 10-17 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 5:58 · MIL 64-79 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 2:00 · MIL 98-117 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Larry Sanders
Q4 3:18 · MIL 93-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
