⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:28 · MIL 16-11 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12
Q3 8:19 · MIL 71-83 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:57 · MIL 94-95 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 10:16 · MIL 30-44 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 2:25 · MIL 50-68 POR
- Ties it
Jerami Grant hit a 28-foot three jumper, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
Q4 1:20 · MIL 102-102 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:46 · MIL 94-97 POR
- Turnover
Jerami Grant turnover
Q4 1:53 · MIL 99-99 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIL 102-102 POR
📊The numbers
| MIL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
