⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 5
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:37 · HOU 39-34 MIL
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Giannis Antetokounmpo
Q4 2:24 · HOU 110-117 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Garrison Mathews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · HOU 109-117 MIL
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · HOU 112-117 MIL
- Turnover
Garrison Mathews bad pass
Q4 0:51 · HOU 112-117 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:27 · HOU 16-22 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 10:44 · HOU 98-100 MIL
- Steal
Pat Connaughton stole it from Christian Wood
Q4 1:42 · HOU 112-117 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · HOU 110-117 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 1:57 · HOU 112-117 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 1:57 · HOU 112-117 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
