⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
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 21-point deficit to 13
Q1 0:06 · MIL 36-49 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q3 2:39 · MIL 83-100 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:56 · MIL 98-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIL 107-114 LAL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MIL 109-114 LAL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIL 109-116 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:32 · MIL 7-17 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 3:08 · MIL 53-75 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 11:25 · MIL 61-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · MIL 107-113 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
