⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:37 · WSH 14-12 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:32 · WSH 38-23 MIL
- Winner
Antawn Jamison hit a layup
Q4 1:47 · WSH 108-106 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 2:56 · WSH 103-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:49 · WSH 4-10 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:17 · WSH 59-58 MIL
- Ties it
Mo Williams hit a 18-foot jumper, Charlie Villanueva with the assist
Q4 2:19 · WSH 106-106 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut offensive foul (Etan Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 1:40 · WSH 108-106 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut turnover
Q4 1:40 · WSH 108-106 MIL
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva bad pass
Q4 0:11 · WSH 116-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
