⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 20- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 5:07 · MIL 102-99 DEN
- Winner
Michael Redd hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · MIL 105-104 DEN
- Steal
Charlie Villanueva stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:59 · MIL 106-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses technical free throw
Q2 0:37 · MIL 46-62 DEN
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian bad pass
Q4 3:56 · MIL 97-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIL 110-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 10:11 · MIL 7-18 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · MIL 104-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 0:59 · MIL 106-104 DEN
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
Q4 0:28 · MIL 110-104 DEN
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera turnover
Q4 0:28 · MIL 110-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 85 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
