⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 24
- Made five threes to their twenty
- Went cold from three, five of 31
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:43 · MIL 43-40 MIA
- Lead
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a dunk
OT 4:37 · MIL 101-99 MIA
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
OT 0:00 · MIL 109-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 2:08 · MIL 95-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIL 97-97 MIA
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo traveling
OT 3:20 · MIL 102-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Duncan Robinson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
OT 3:45 · MIL 102-102 MIA
- Lead
Goran Dragic hit a 19-foot jumper, Bam Adebayo with the assist
OT 2:40 · MIL 102-104 MIA
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a 23-foot three jumper, Trevor Ariza with the assist
OT 0:20 · MIL 107-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:58 · MIL 95-93 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · MIL 95-93 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · MIL 98-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 20 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
