⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of fourteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 38
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from John Salmons
Q4 2:25 · DEN 90-93 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 6:54 · DEN 37-37 MIL
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · DEN 95-97 MIL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:55 · DEN 95-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 2:25 · DEN 90-93 MIL
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DEN 95-100 MIL
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DEN 95-100 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
