⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 3
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 8:43 · MIL 46-40 CLE
- Lead
Eric Bledsoe hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:23 · MIL 112-110 CLE
- Winner
Tony Snell hit a 27-foot three jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 0:58 · MIL 115-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 119-116 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q4 10:31 · MIL 105-107 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 29-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:47 · MIL 110-110 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:04 · MIL 112-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · MIL 105-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 20 |
