⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:22 · MIL 57-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · MIL 44-57 DEN
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:22 · MIL 48-63 DEN
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 3:08 · MIL 82-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:19 · MIL 0-8 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIL 89-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIL 91-98 DEN
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIL 91-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
