⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q1 0:46 · MIL 44-20 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 2:11 · MIL 106-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:14 · MIL 83-70 BOS
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · MIL 127-119 BOS
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIL 127-123 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:35 · MIL 108-97 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:54 · MIL 125-119 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
