⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 46 from three
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q2 0:29 · HOU 74-73 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:01 · HOU 132-125 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. turnover
Q4 3:05 · HOU 132-127 MIL
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · HOU 142-136 MIL
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · HOU 142-136 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 6:56 · HOU 10-23 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:07 · HOU 52-69 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:56 · HOU 107-108 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez 3 second turnover
Q4 4:49 · HOU 125-125 MIL
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:24 · HOU 128-125 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:15 · HOU 143-136 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 25 | Threes made | 16 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
