⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21
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
- Steal
Allen Iverson stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 2:23 · DEN 94-87 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:13 · DEN 35-26 MIL
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DEN 95-87 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 2:23 · DEN 94-87 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
