⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-11 off them- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 24
- A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up in the third quarter
- Made eight threes to their eighteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 7:22 · HOU 75-70 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:59 · HOU 102-107 MIL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Malcolm Brogdon
Q4 1:17 · HOU 106-110 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:24 · HOU 106-110 MIL
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · HOU 107-112 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:33 · HOU 12-19 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:10 · HOU 64-68 MIL
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up
Q3 4:17 · HOU 83-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon turnover
Q4 2:16 · HOU 106-109 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · HOU 106-109 MIL
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · HOU 106-110 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
