⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
A 18-0 run took them from 16 down to 2 up 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:34 · MIL 11-4 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 1:55 · MIL 89-88 POR
- Winner
Greg Monroe hit a layup, Michael Carter-Williams with the assist
Q4 0:05 · MIL 89-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · MIL 75-75 POR
- Turnover
Greg Monroe bad pass
Q4 3:26 · MIL 75-79 POR
- Missed FT
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MIL 90-88 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:33 · MIL 38-33 POR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 16 down to 2 up
Q3 5:35 · MIL 60-62 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 5:31 · MIL 75-81 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:12 · MIL 75-81 POR
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · MIL 77-81 POR
- Turnover
C.J. McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · MIL 87-88 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
