⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 37
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 7:00 · MIL 26-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:25 · MIL 63-45 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 7:18 · MIL 110-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:58 · MIL 79-60 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses technical free throw
Q3 2:58 · MIL 79-60 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
