⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Made ten threes to their seventeen
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:15 · MIL 34-28 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 9:36 · MIL 65-63 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:12 · MIL 83-76 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 2:55 · MIL 51-58 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:37 · MIL 101-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Harkless out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · MIL 103-99 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MIL 107-100 POR
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:34 · MIL 111-105 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
