⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their nineteen
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:46 · MIL 48-57 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 6:13 · MIL 60-74 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 10:01 · MIL 7-10 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 1:14 · MIL 20-38 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q3 9:47 · MIL 50-74 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
