⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 30-15 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 32 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 23
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 6:35 · MIL 62-41 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 32
Q2 4:48 · MIL 75-43 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 34
Q3 6:16 · MIL 107-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:39 · MIL 42-32 MIA
- Flagrant
Jae Crowder flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:49 · MIL 107-73 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 0:21 · MIL 81-62 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 22
Q4 10:18 · MIL 120-98 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 5:32 · MIL 127-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 3:49 · MIL 107-73 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 25 | Threes made | 16 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
