⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:10 · DEN 75-89 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 8:02 · DEN 11-13 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 11:21 · DEN 30-44 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
