⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 48
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
Q2 8:07 · MIL 53-47 DEN
- Winner
Richard Jefferson hit a driving layup
Q4 1:39 · MIL 114-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses technical free throw
Q4 6:46 · MIL 105-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIL 117-113 DEN
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 117-115 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:00 · MIL 69-78 DEN
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:14 · MIL 112-113 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · MIL 112-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q2 0:47 · MIL 68-62 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:06 · MIL 89-90 DEN
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:46 · MIL 105-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
