⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:50 · MIL 20-23 CLE
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:21 · MIL 53-50 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 7:59 · MIL 10-17 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 7:27 · MIL 65-74 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 0:14 · MIL 77-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q1 11:48 · MIL 0-0 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
