⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 39 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:38 · MIL 75-70 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:50 · MIL 103-102 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 3:47 · MIL 124-116 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:36 · MIL 50-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · MIL 118-116 MIA
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · MIL 118-116 MIA
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MIL 124-116 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
