⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:20 · BOS 15-6 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:11 · BOS 43-37 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:48 · BOS 82-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:13 · BOS 91-98 MIL
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk offensive foul (Khris Middleton draws the foul)
Q4 3:50 · BOS 91-98 MIL
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk turnover
Q4 3:50 · BOS 91-98 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:33 · BOS 17-16 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:45 · BOS 45-45 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 9:30 · BOS 56-67 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams bad pass
Q4 4:03 · BOS 91-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
