⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:37 · MIL 56-57 MIN
- Steal
Carlos Delfino stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 0:04 · MIL 93-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · MIL 35-31 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIL 91-88 MIN
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIL 93-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley offensive foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · MIL 84-80 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Beasley turnover
Q4 4:50 · MIL 84-80 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:04 · MIL 93-88 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
