⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first 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
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 3:04 · MIL 32-14 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 3:03 · MIL 51-37 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:19 · MIL 35-32 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:09 · MIL 78-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:06 · MIL 83-75 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
