⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+13Q133-26
-4Q230-34
-5Q326-34
-13Q416-29
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 58
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds13
43Rebounds65
11Threes made7
15Fast break points10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 2:56 · CLE 105-123 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
