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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 29 | 34 | 23 | 27 | 113 |
 Bucks | 33 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 106 |
LALTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 41-8846.6% | 19-3751.4% | 12-1580.0% | 38 | 25 | 10 |
| MIL | 44-8750.6% | 9-2832.1% | 9-1275.0% | 46 | 27 | 14 |
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Los Angeles Lakers113| 38 | 34 | 13-25 | 6-10 | 2-2 | +15 | +9.6 | ||||||||
| 38 | 18 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 23 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +7.1 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −3 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −0.3 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.9 | ||
| Team | 113 | 41-8846.6% | 19-3751.4% | 38 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 12-1580.0% | 6 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 31 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Alfonzo McKinnie, Talen Horton-Tucker and Quinn Cook (coach’s decision).
Milwaukee Bucks106| 39 | 22 | 10-18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 20 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.8 | |||||
| 35 | 25 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | −6 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −1.2 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.2 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 44-8750.6% | 9-2832.1% | 46 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 9-1275.0% | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 16 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Sam Merrill, Jordan Nwora, D.J. Wilson and Torrey Craig (coach’s decision).
Lakers113Bucks106ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James scored 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106.
The Lakers took control with a 26-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 12.
The Bucks got within 102-100 on Khris Middleton’s driving layup with 3:05 to play, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Bucks got no closer than 105-101.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Bucks 11-4. James scored 5 of the Lakers’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Caldwell-Pope scored 23 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday added 22 points and 7 assists. Middleton had 20 points and 7 assists. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks committed 15 turnovers to the Lakers’ 10 and outscored them 58-32 in the paint. They got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out.
Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee BucksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 88 shots: 10.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 9-14 | 64.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-22 | 40.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-15 | 26.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-27 | 55.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 45 | 20 | 8-14 | +4 |
| Brook Lopez | 10 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Khris Middleton | 9 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | 33 | 9 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 5 | 5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Pat Connaughton | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 31 | 4 | 2-4 | −7 |
| Brook Lopez | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 9 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 5 | 2-8 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
MIL
Highest Leverage Moments
Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Davis 4 AST)
Q4 2:42
16.9%
34→17
Middleton 1' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Connaughton 3 AST)
Q4 3:05
13.2%
21→34
James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Davis 6 AST)
Q4 1:04
10.7%
11→1
Holiday 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q3 1:04
10.1%
30→40
Caruso 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Davis 5 AST)
Q4 1:42
9.7%
15→5
