⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 34 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:00 · MIL 67-52 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 9:46 · MIL 77-56 MIA
- Steal
Malik Beasley stole it from Orlando Robinson
Q4 3:00 · MIL 113-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · MIL 113-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · MIL 113-105 MIA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:28 · MIL 120-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:27 · MIL 107-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Orlando Robinson bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MIL 113-105 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Jovic bad pass
Q4 0:09 · MIL 122-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
