⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- Turnover
Glenn Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by George McCloud.
Q4 1:31 · MIL 86-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Greg Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · MIL 95-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Greg Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · MIL 95-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
George McCloud Offensive Foul
Q4 4:43 · MIL 80-76 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Offensive Foul
Q4 1:51 · MIL 86-83 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Foul
Q4 1:51 · MIL 86-83 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
