⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to ten
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:42 · MIL 12-6 OKC
- Lead
Michael Redd hit a 14-foot jumper
OT 3:36 · MIL 90-88 OKC
- Winner
Luke Ridnour hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 1:14 · MIL 96-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
OT 4:41 · MIL 88-88 OKC
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
OT 2:24 · MIL 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute bad pass
OT 1:29 · MIL 94-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q1 2:14 · MIL 23-24 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:43 · MIL 48-54 OKC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a layup, Thabo Sefolosha with the assist
OT 1:23 · MIL 94-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:41 · MIL 88-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
OT 2:19 · MIL 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
OT 0:20 · MIL 100-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
