⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:03 · MIL 8-0 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 11:22 · MIL 27-35 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 4:03 · MIL 57-74 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 7:45 · MIL 76-93 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
