⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, 22 of 47 from three- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:31 · MIL 24-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:32 · MIL 55-55 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 3:05 · MIL 112-121 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 8:43 · MIL 64-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIL 114-122 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 22 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
