⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the third quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 8:09 · MIL 75-65 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 0:48 · MIL 92-73 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:55 · MIL 111-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:53 · MIL 13-26 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robin Lopez flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:10 · MIL 84-73 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
