⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, four of seventeen
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:20 · MIL 41-36 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:03 · MIL 85-85 MIA
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 24-foot three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIL 89-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Khris Middleton and Henry Walker
Q4 10:21 · MIL 65-79 MIA
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 0:47 · MIL 85-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIL 86-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:07 · MIL 22-32 MIA
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a layup
Q4 1:02 · MIL 85-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · MIL 83-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIL 85-88 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · MIL 86-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
