⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to eleven
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q1 6:49 · BOS 27-8 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass turnover
Q4 4:08 · BOS 97-96 MIL
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · BOS 97-97 MIL
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:50 · BOS 97-97 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:20 · BOS 80-75 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma traveling turnover
Q4 4:43 · BOS 97-96 MIL
- Turnover
Brayden Burries bad pass turnover
Q4 4:20 · BOS 97-96 MIL
- Missed FT
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · BOS 102-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. GeorgeF | 35 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 8-18 | 5-9 | 4-7 | +1 |
S. HauserF | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 | -6 |
N. QuetaC | 29 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +1 |
D. WhiteG | 36 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 9-9 | +8 |
H. GonzalezG | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +9 |
B. ScheiermanG | 29 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
M. RobinsonC | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 |
L. GarzaC | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +3 |
P. PritchardG | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +7 |
J. WalshG | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 109 | 54 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37-91 | 16-39 | 19-25 |
Did not playD. Mitchell (coach's decision), C. Cenac Jr. (coach's decision), M. Conley (coach's decision), R. Harper Jr. (coach's decision)

Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. KuzmaF | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -8 |
J. Jaquez Jr.F | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 7-16 | 4-6 | 0-2 | -3 |
M. TurnerC | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -1 |
T. HerroG | 33 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-10 | 5-5 | -8 |
B. BurriesG | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +5 |
R. RollinsG | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +3 |
A. GreenG | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -4 |
N. AmentF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | +5 |
K. WareC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
K. JakucionisG | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -15 |
O. DiengF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
J. SimsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 102 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 35-85 | 19-47 | 13-19 |
Did not playB. Markovic (coach's decision), C. LeVert (coach's decision), G. Trent Jr. (coach's decision)











