⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 23 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:07 · MIL 31-33 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 1:00 · MIL 75-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:42 · MIL 86-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · MIL 87-90 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:35 · MIL 12-21 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:41 · MIL 55-62 DEN
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kenyon Martin with the assist
Q4 2:53 · MIL 86-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 4:00 · MIL 86-83 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 1:00 · MIL 87-90 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:00 · MIL 87-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
