⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 4:34 · MIL 43-37 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 1:01 · MIL 55-41 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 4:01 · MIL 74-65 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:43 · MIL 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Thon Maker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:25 · MIL 87-81 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIL 89-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:02 · MIL 61-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 3:22 · MIL 87-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |