⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, fourteen of 49 from three- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:15 · MIL 71-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul
Q3 3:34 · MIL 82-77 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:38 · MIL 6-18 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:35 · MIL 29-38 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
