⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 0
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 4:33 · HOU 27-12 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 5:27 · HOU 47-33 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass turnover
Q4 0:27 · HOU 116-111 MIL
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · HOU 116-111 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:16 · HOU 27-21 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:47 · HOU 77-67 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:22 · HOU 112-108 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pete Nance out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:26 · HOU 112-108 MIL
- Missed FT
Jericho Sims misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · HOU 116-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
