⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 2:06 · HOU 65-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · HOU 100-101 MIL
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 3:27 · HOU 100-104 MIL
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 3:27 · HOU 100-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:45 · HOU 77-71 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q3 0:00 · HOU 90-91 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 7:05 · HOU 95-101 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
