⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Winner
Joe Smith hit a 11-foot jumper, Bobby Simmons with the assist
Q4 1:25 · MIL 86-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bobby Simmons flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q3 1:23 · MIL 75-58 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · MIL 84-79 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · MIL 84-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:53 · MIL 31-30 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:27 · MIL 78-74 ATL
- Go-ahead
Josh Smith hit a 16-foot jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:49 · MIL 84-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia turnover
Q4 4:22 · MIL 84-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
