⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:11 · MIL 11-5 CHI
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q1 7:33 · MIL 26-6 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q1 2:48 · MIL 32-20 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q3 2:35 · MIL 79-66 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
