⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- Made thirteen threes to their 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:01 · MIL 14-6 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:45 · MIL 70-57 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q2 11:42 · MIL 44-28 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
