⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 8:47 · HOU 70-59 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:09 · HOU 95-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:56 · HOU 103-97 MIL
- Missed FT
Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · HOU 111-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · HOU 115-111 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:33 · HOU 77-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:02 · HOU 114-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 23 | Blocks | 34 |
