⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:30 · WSH 36-36 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:33 · WSH 73-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Jordan Double Technical Foul. Anthony Mason gains possession.
Q3 9:12 · WSH 44-51 MIL
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · WSH 70-77 MIL
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:51 · WSH 76-78 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:52 · WSH 59-71 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:36 · WSH 73-77 MIL
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Lost Ball. Stolen by Jerry Stackhouse.
Q4 0:31 · WSH 80-83 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
