⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-8 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Made no threes to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 0:41 · WSH 39-26 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:45 · WSH 67-58 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 0:07 · WSH 93-73 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 5:50 · WSH 71-62 MIL
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 5:50 · WSH 71-62 MIL
- Missed FT
Chris Whitney missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:25 · WSH 91-73 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:56 · WSH 93-81 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Mason Technical Foul
Q2 5:05 · WSH 46-38 MIL
- Flagrant
Anthony Mason Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q3 5:50 · WSH 71-62 MIL
- Technical
Sam Cassell Technical Foul
Q3 0:02 · WSH 86-73 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
