⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 28-13 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first 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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:19 · MIL 34-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
John Henson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:03 · MIL 32-29 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 4:48 · MIL 22-25 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 2:32 · MIL 73-77 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:32 · MIL 76-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Timofey Mozgov technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:57 · MIL 46-41 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
