⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 27 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 9
- Made fourteen threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 44 from three
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:39 · MIL 14-7 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:34 · MIL 80-79 MIA
- Winner
Jrue Holiday hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · MIL 120-119 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:32 · MIL 41-41 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:00 · MIL 46-49 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 8:26 · MIL 99-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro back court turnover
Q4 2:28 · MIL 109-115 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 0:16 · MIL 115-119 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · MIL 118-119 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
