⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
A 12-0 run from level to 12 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:32 · BOS 29-26 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 10:34 · BOS 68-47 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 5:24 · BOS 104-74 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q3 2:28 · BOS 72-57 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:21 · BOS 0-12 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:34 · BOS 72-59 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Rollins technical foul
Q3 0:07 · BOS 77-61 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
