⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:35 · HOU 19-12 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 6:10 · HOU 78-70 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 1:21 · HOU 92-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tari Eason traveling
Q4 2:18 · HOU 95-93 MIL
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · HOU 96-95 MIL
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · HOU 98-95 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:30 · HOU 30-32 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:47 · HOU 81-85 MIL
- Ties it
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · HOU 95-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 4:27 · HOU 92-91 MIL
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:18 · HOU 92-91 MIL
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 100-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
