⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 10:38 · MIL 16-2 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 10:56 · MIL 49-32 BOS
- Steal
AJ Green stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 2:51 · MIL 99-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:45 · MIL 104-107 BOS
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 1:13 · MIL 104-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 106-113 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 11:38 · MIL 69-70 BOS
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 1:13 · MIL 104-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q4 8:16 · MIL 95-92 BOS
- Flagrant
Jaylen Brown flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:52 · MIL 95-95 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · MIL 99-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
