⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-10 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 22
- A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, five of sixteen
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:35 · MIL 21-11 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:10 · MIL 32-19 LAL
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22
Q3 9:11 · MIL 82-60 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:22 · MIL 40-37 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 9:36 · MIL 99-83 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
