⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:51 · BKN 10-2 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 3:47 · BKN 44-42 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:20 · BKN 59-68 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 11:41 · BKN 60-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
