⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:44 · MIL 9-0 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:51 · MIL 26-11 CLE
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 15-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:09 · MIL 113-112 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 4:27 · MIL 53-58 CLE
- Lead
Jarrett Allen hit a layup, Donovan Mitchell with the assist
Q4 2:33 · MIL 109-111 CLE
- Winner
Donovan Mitchell hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:00 · MIL 113-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · MIL 109-111 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
