⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:57 · MIL 69-63 NO
- Ties it
Yi Jianlian hit a dunk
Q4 1:37 · MIL 101-101 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:38 · MIL 105-101 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MIL 96-99 NO
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MIL 96-99 NO
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · MIL 96-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 10:21 · MIL 7-9 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIL 105-106 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIL 105-105 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 2:35 · MIL 99-101 NO
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 2:35 · MIL 99-101 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · MIL 101-101 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
