⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:00 · BOS 32-29 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:53 · BOS 39-39 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 4:23 · BOS 68-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
