⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-2Q125-26
+1Q226-25
+7Q325-18
+3Q426-23
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 35
- Went cold from three, four of thirteen
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
2Steals7
20Free throws made9
17Offensive rebounds8
4Threes made9
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
