⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 37- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 24-11 off them
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
- Ties it
Yi Jianlian hit a 21-foot jumper, Andrew Bogut with the assist
Q4 1:12 · MIL 88-88 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
Q4 0:41 · MIL 88-90 BKN
- Turnover
Michael Redd turnover
Q4 0:41 · MIL 88-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Royal Ivey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIL 92-95 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jason Kidd hit a 27-foot three jumper, Vince Carter with the assist
Q4 1:32 · MIL 86-88 BKN
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a two point shot
Q4 0:55 · MIL 88-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIL 90-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIL 92-95 BKN
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 95-97 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
