⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-8 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 52
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 5:51 · BOS 49-48 MIL
- Lead
Jayson Tatum hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 1:24 · BOS 119-117 MIL
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 28-foot three shot
Q4 0:01 · BOS 122-120 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:10 · BOS 105-97 MIL
- Lead
Khris Middleton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · BOS 115-116 MIL
- Go-ahead
Jrue Holiday hit a 26-foot step back jumper, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 1:10 · BOS 119-120 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · BOS 122-121 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
