⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 8:46 · MIL 6-24 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 11:30 · MIL 56-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q2 0:46 · MIL 49-72 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 21 | Threes made | 17 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
