⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:52 · MIL 55-58 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:46 · MIL 71-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James Backcourt
Q4 3:27 · MIL 93-91 WSH
- Turnover
Marcus Fizer Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 2:45 · MIL 93-94 WSH
- Turnover
Marcus Fizer Bad Pass. Stolen by Antawn Jamison.
Q4 2:11 · MIL 93-96 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 4:01 · MIL 93-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:39 · MIL 93-90 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
