⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 26-16 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Made six threes to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:48 · MIL 38-37 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:15 · MIL 82-71 CLE
- Ties it
Khris Middleton hit a 25-foot three jumper, Greg Monroe with the assist
2OT 4:24 · MIL 99-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton offensive foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · MIL 86-84 CLE
- Turnover
Khris Middleton turnover
Q4 1:23 · MIL 86-84 CLE
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · MIL 88-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:03 · MIL 73-71 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 29-foot three jumper
OT 1:28 · MIL 94-94 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a 28-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
2OT 4:48 · MIL 96-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 3:46 · MIL 90-88 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Michael Carter-Williams draws the foul)
2OT 4:16 · MIL 99-99 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
2OT 4:16 · MIL 99-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
