⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10
- Made three threes to their nine
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:08 · WSH 35-29 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:24 · WSH 56-54 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:22 · WSH 67-59 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q1 0:29 · WSH 25-22 MIL
- Turnover
Earl Boykins bad pass
Q4 4:26 · WSH 94-91 MIL
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood traveling
Q4 0:33 · WSH 100-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 3:59 · WSH 44-49 MIL
- Lead
Hakim Warrick hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · WSH 96-97 MIL
- Ties it
Brandon Jennings hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:10 · WSH 102-102 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 1:08 · WSH 76-75 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
