⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:34 · CLE 43-30 MIL
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Giannis Antetokounmpo
Q4 1:12 · CLE 120-114 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JR Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · CLE 123-117 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 124-119 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 9:48 · CLE 11-10 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:19 · CLE 52-50 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 3:42 · CLE 58-61 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Henson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:27 · CLE 54-52 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · CLE 120-114 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 16 |
| 16 | Blocks | 31 |
