⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 27 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:44 · CLE 15-7 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:09 · CLE 82-71 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 2:02 · CLE 97-78 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan McRae and Greg Monroe
Q2 8:38 · CLE 38-28 MIL
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:18 · CLE 112-95 MIL
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:18 · CLE 112-95 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:11 · CLE 69-66 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses technical free throw
Q4 3:18 · CLE 112-96 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
