⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 11:25 · MIL 40-30 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 8:15 · MIL 74-59 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:54 · MIL 48-49 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
