⏱️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
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 11:40 · MIL 48-46 MIN
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 0:48 · MIL 93-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 6:07 · MIL 10-19 MIN
- Steal
Marko Jaric stole it from T.J. Ford
Q4 0:48 · MIL 93-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ronald Dupree flagrant foul type 1 (Jermaine Jackson draws the foul)
Q2 5:41 · MIL 34-36 MIN
- Turnover
Troy Hudson turnover
Q4 3:11 · MIL 91-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · MIL 91-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
