⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:39 · MIL 77-80 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:12 · MIL 105-109 BOS
- Winner
Wesley Matthews hit a 26-foot three jumper, George Hill with the assist
Q4 0:30 · MIL 114-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:29 · MIL 111-111 BOS
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIL 116-113 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:39 · MIL 5-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 11:35 · MIL 90-102 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · MIL 111-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · MIL 111-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
