⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 22 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 31
- A 25-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 33 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
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 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:57 · MIL 29-17 BOS
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 33
Q1 1:54 · MIL 56-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q2 4:17 · MIL 69-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Thanasis Antetokounmpo flopping technical foul
Q4 8:43 · MIL 116-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 35
Q3 8:46 · MIL 85-50 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 33
Q4 11:38 · MIL 111-78 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 9:19 · MIL 116-88 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
