⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:41 · MIL 14-18 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:36 · MIL 30-28 HOU
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · MIL 101-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bobby Portis and Alperen Sengun
Q2 8:36 · MIL 38-30 HOU
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 2:21 · MIL 94-98 HOU
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 2:21 · MIL 94-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:19 · MIL 0-9 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:44 · MIL 83-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIL 92-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
