⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 42
- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q1 10:14 · CLE 22-2 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q2 3:22 · CLE 70-41 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 38-point lead to 46
Q4 6:42 · CLE 129-83 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:31 · CLE 28-19 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 47-point deficit to 39
Q4 9:44 · CLE 118-79 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 19 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
