⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 37 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:28 · MIL 33-26 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:31 · MIL 100-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · MIL 100-105 LAL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 0:57 · MIL 103-111 LAL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 0:57 · MIL 103-111 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:19 · MIL 57-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:15 · MIL 98-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
