⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- Made twelve threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 45 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q2 9:32 · MIL 44-43 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pete Nance misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:36 · MIL 103-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Pete Nance misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:36 · MIL 103-110 CLE
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 0:29 · MIL 116-121 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:28 · MIL 68-75 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:55 · MIL 100-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 3:05 · MIL 106-113 CLE
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIL 114-121 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q4 0:29 · MIL 116-121 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
