⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16 in the third 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16
Q3 10:23 · MIL 54-70 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:24 · MIL 8-17 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q2 2:42 · MIL 32-63 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 1:21 · MIL 93-119 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
