⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 3:26 · MIL 76-67 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Smith Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:32 · MIL 84-80 MIN
- Turnover
Joe Smith Turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIL 84-80 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Redd Turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIL 88-84 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:15 · MIL 8-15 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 0:31 · MIL 88-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
