⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Khris Middleton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:55 · MIL 53-82 BOS
- Flagrant
Thanasis Antetokounmpo flagrant foul type 2
Q4 1:25 · MIL 92-136 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 10:19 · MIL 30-52 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 41
Q3 5:45 · MIL 61-102 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 41-point lead to 49
Q4 8:01 · MIL 79-128 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · MIL 92-136 BOS
- Flagrant
Blake Griffin flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:25 · MIL 92-136 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 22 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
