⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 16-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DAL 107-107 MIL
- Go-ahead
Steve Nash made Layup.
Q4 0:00 · DAL 109-108 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q2 1:53 · DAL 49-45 MIL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:26 · DAL 96-92 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:40 · DAL 89-89 MIL
- Ties it
Tim Thomas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:10 · DAL 105-105 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:00 · DAL 105-107 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DAL 107-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
