⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:32 · CLE 75-82 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Channing Frye flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:07 · CLE 55-68 MIL
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:51 · CLE 94-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:43 · CLE 2-13 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 9:07 · CLE 55-68 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
