⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their ten- They shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:06 · MIL 31-27 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:06 · MIL 58-55 DEN
- Ties it
Earl Boykins hit a jumper
Q4 1:21 · MIL 102-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Skinner double technical foul
Q2 4:18 · MIL 42-35 DEN
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson bad pass
Q4 3:15 · MIL 94-99 DEN
- Turnover
Charlie Bell bad pass
Q4 0:26 · MIL 102-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:01 · MIL 49-55 DEN
- Winner
Eduardo Najera hit a 5-foot jumper
Q4 0:59 · MIL 102-104 DEN
- Steal
Steve Blake stole it from Charlie Bell
Q4 0:26 · MIL 102-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:23 · MIL 55-55 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario lost ball
Q4 3:00 · MIL 94-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · MIL 102-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
