⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIL 101-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · MIL 90-84 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · MIL 98-90 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
