⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 7:52 · DAL 42-22 MIL
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from John Salmons
Q4 2:00 · DAL 93-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · DAL 74-72 MIL
- Turnover
Jason Terry turnover
Q4 1:25 · DAL 96-101 MIL
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · DAL 96-101 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:54 · DAL 42-33 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 6:11 · DAL 88-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 2:00 · DAL 93-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 69% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
