⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 54
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
- Lead
Jabari Parker hit a 6-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
OT 2:31 · MIL 104-102 CLE
- Go-ahead
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 5-foot two point shot
OT 1:46 · MIL 106-105 CLE
- Go-ahead
Tony Snell hit a layup
OT 1:12 · MIL 110-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:19 · MIL 108-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Jabari Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:19 · MIL 108-110 CLE
- Turnover
Matthew Dellavedova Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 0:08 · MIL 108-114 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:11 · MIL 4-12 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 5:37 · MIL 71-77 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 33-foot three jumper, Channing Frye with the assist
OT 0:24 · MIL 108-110 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 17 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
