⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 40 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, five free throws to their 27
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:56 · MIL 21-19 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 0:29 · MIL 73-63 CLE
- Winner
Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 15-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 0:20 · MIL 118-116 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Rollins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · MIL 116-114 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:14 · MIL 86-84 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:02 · MIL 93-98 CLE
- Ties it
Dennis Schroder hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 0:35 · MIL 116-116 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:43 · MIL 108-110 CLE
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:39 · MIL 116-112 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
