⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 10:55 · MIL 43-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:11 · MIL 78-64 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 4:59 · MIL 119-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Robin Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:04 · MIL 87-74 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:30 · MIL 96-91 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
