⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:22 · MIL 63-51 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q2 9:50 · MIL 37-30 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:37 · MIL 54-51 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:59 · MIL 87-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 3:10 · MIL 116-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
