⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 30-12 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 57
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert turnover
Q4 3:53 · SAC 75-78 MIL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 0:45 · SAC 79-83 MIL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins turnover
Q4 0:45 · SAC 79-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 4:30 · SAC 17-20 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:33 · SAC 36-41 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 7:13 · SAC 75-81 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · SAC 75-81 MIL
- Turnover
Earl Boykins traveling
Q4 0:26 · SAC 79-83 MIL
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 79-83 MIL
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
