⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 15-5 off them- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:00 · MIL 27-24 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q2 9:19 · MIL 47-31 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 3:58 · MIL 89-67 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:15 · MIL 13-21 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:14 · MIL 47-41 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 8:34 · MIL 72-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:20 · MIL 46-31 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 0 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
