⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 7:05 · BOS 27-19 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:53 · BOS 39-26 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 0:29 · BOS 71-51 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:36 · BOS 57-42 MIL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:27 · BOS 102-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:44 · BOS 48-37 MIL
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:55 · BOS 102-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · BOS 104-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 20 | Blocks | 17 |
