⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:16 · CLE 102-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · CLE 110-115 MIL
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:40 · CLE 110-115 MIL
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 0:09 · CLE 110-117 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:24 · CLE 10-17 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 8:41 · CLE 35-55 MIL
- Steal
Giannis Antetokounmpo stole it from Collin Sexton
Q4 1:07 · CLE 110-115 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
