⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:26 · WSH 8-2 MIL
- Lead
Caron Butler hit a 17-foot jumper, Gilbert Arenas with the assist
Q4 2:10 · WSH 103-101 MIL
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas hit a 32-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · WSH 108-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball
Q4 1:17 · WSH 105-103 MIL
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · WSH 105-105 MIL
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · WSH 105-105 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:57 · WSH 25-26 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:16 · WSH 67-76 MIL
- Ties it
Michael Redd hit a layup, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 1:14 · WSH 105-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball
Q4 3:47 · WSH 98-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
