⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:07 · MIL 14-7 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:00 · MIL 60-65 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:47 · MIL 81-84 NO
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MIL 81-84 NO
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 0:42 · MIL 81-84 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 7:05 · MIL 14-19 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:05 · MIL 35-43 NO
- Steal
David West stole it from John Salmons
Q4 0:42 · MIL 81-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIL 81-87 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
