⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 42 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 27-10 off them
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 9 down to 1 up
Q2 3:14 · MIL 61-60 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 0:00 · MIL 99-95 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 5:17 · MIL 113-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 2:34 · MIL 113-109 BOS
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 2:34 · MIL 113-109 BOS
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo traveling
Q4 1:51 · MIL 113-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Sam Hauser hit a 29-foot threeer
Q4 0:03 · MIL 116-116 BOS
- Lead
Derrick White hit a driving layup
OT 4:34 · MIL 116-118 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:03 · MIL 116-121 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · MIL 113-109 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
OT 1:33 · MIL 120-123 BOS
- Turnover
Grant Williams lost ball turnover
OT 0:03 · MIL 127-125 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
