⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 33-17 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- Could not get to the line, 33 free throws to their 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 9:32 · SAC 29-43 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:36 · SAC 56-67 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:41 · SAC 98-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 2:50 · SAC 112-117 MIL
- Turnover
Jason Thompson bad pass
Q4 1:47 · SAC 114-121 MIL
- Turnover
Kevin Martin traveling
Q4 0:16 · SAC 122-129 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:12 · SAC 4-11 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:01 · SAC 12-27 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 1:42 · SAC 16-35 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute traveling
Q4 1:35 · SAC 114-121 MIL
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 43 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
