⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:48 · MIL 36-44 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:58 · MIL 90-90 BOS
- Ties it
Tony Snell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
OT 1:13 · MIL 108-108 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matthew Dellavedova Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:01 · MIL 101-102 BOS
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MIL 102-102 BOS
- Turnover
Jabari Parker Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:17 · MIL 102-102 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 10:26 · MIL 2-13 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 1:46 · MIL 28-44 BOS
- Lead
Marcus Smart hit a driving layup
OT 3:39 · MIL 102-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · MIL 95-97 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart traveling
Q4 2:00 · MIL 99-102 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · MIL 102-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |







