⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 11:18 · CHA 37-29 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:25 · CHA 54-48 MIL
- Winner
Gerald Henderson hit a 21-foot jumper, Garrett Temple with the assist
Q4 0:22 · CHA 87-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · CHA 82-86 MIL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 1:25 · CHA 83-86 MIL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:09 · CHA 87-86 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 6:48 · CHA 59-64 MIL
- Steal
Carlos Delfino stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 1:25 · CHA 83-86 MIL
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 0:09 · CHA 87-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:01 · CHA 83-86 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
