⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 32 from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:46 · HOU 22-10 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:29 · HOU 39-23 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 7:52 · HOU 54-36 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:39 · HOU 110-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · HOU 112-108 MIL
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · HOU 115-110 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:26 · HOU 103-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses technical free throw
Q1 4:41 · HOU 22-10 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo possession lost ball turnover James Harden
Q4 1:01 · HOU 110-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 117-110 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
