⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 3:20 · BKN 45-35 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson bad pass
Q4 4:47 · BKN 76-69 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:29 · BKN 78-73 MIL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:06 · BKN 78-75 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- Steal
Yi Jianlian stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 2:06 · BKN 78-75 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:47 · BKN 78-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:58 · BKN 78-73 MIL
- Turnover
Royal Ivey turnover
Q4 1:34 · BKN 81-77 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 1:14 · BKN 83-77 MIL
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









