⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-12 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:24 · CLE 30-26 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:51 · CLE 40-28 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:25 · CLE 105-95 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:07 · CLE 86-87 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul
Q4 4:15 · CLE 105-97 MIL
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 4:15 · CLE 105-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
