⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 31-14 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 53
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:07 · MIL 21-14 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 5:01 · MIL 74-66 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 0:31 · MIL 99-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo possession lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · MIL 82-81 LAL
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 4:11 · MIL 82-83 LAL
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · MIL 84-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 7:35 · MIL 35-48 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:03 · MIL 82-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · MIL 91-94 LAL
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
OT 0:23 · MIL 107-103 LAL
- Turnover
Ed Davis lost ball turnover
OT 0:02 · MIL 111-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
