โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 24
Made twelve threes to their 21
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:05 ยท POR 58-60 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:06 ยท POR 7-19 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 4:18 ยท POR 100-122 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| POR | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 21 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |








