⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 46
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 6:34 · MIL 50-30 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 8:03 · MIL 79-50 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:11 · MIL 108-90 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 7:16 · MIL 94-81 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:41 · MIL 100-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
