⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 29-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 4
- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:17 · LAL 12-12 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Alex Len flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:19 · LAL 44-53 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 4:27 · LAL 14-30 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 4:18 · LAL 63-83 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q4 6:14 · LAL 80-115 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 3:19 · LAL 44-54 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
