⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 31 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:58 · BOS 87-80 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 0:01 · BOS 97-82 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q3 6:59 · BOS 70-69 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
