⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 30-14 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 15
- A 20-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 35 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 9:32 · MIL 40-24 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 6:16 · MIL 49-29 ATL
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 35
Q3 2:12 · MIL 94-59 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:34 · MIL 66-52 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 2:35 · MIL 24-12 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
