⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 23-8 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:08 · MIL 67-55 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:58 · MIL 84-72 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:07 · MIL 100-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 4:50 · MIL 90-88 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:38 · MIL 100-92 DEN
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings lost ball
Q4 0:56 · MIL 100-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Brandon Jennings
Q4 0:56 · MIL 100-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:41 · MIL 98-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
