⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Lead
Dennis Schroder hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 4:44 · BOS 110-108 MIL
- Winner
Robert Williams III hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:37 · BOS 111-110 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
OT 2:14 · BOS 120-111 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · BOS 106-103 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:01 · BOS 112-110 MIL
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:39 · BOS 118-111 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:32 · BOS 30-33 MIL
- Ties it
Grayson Allen hit a 27-foot step back jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:13 · BOS 108-108 MIL
- Ties it
Bobby Portis hit a 20-foot jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
OT 4:26 · BOS 110-110 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:52 · BOS 110-110 MIL
- Missed FT
Bobby Portis misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:35 · BOS 112-111 MIL
- Turnover
Bobby Portis bad pass
OT 1:08 · BOS 116-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
