⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37- Made nineteen threes to their 25
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 11:06 · MIL 72-63 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:51 · MIL 101-89 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 1:35 · MIL 109-92 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:19 · MIL 21-24 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:53 · MIL 34-36 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:16 · MIL 133-125 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 19 | Threes made | 25 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 36 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
