⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-15 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Royal Ivey hit a 24-foot three jumper, Nate Robinson with the assist
OT 4:24 · OKC 99-98 MIL
- Go-ahead
Daequan Cook hit a three jumper, Nate Robinson with the assist
OT 3:47 · OKC 102-100 MIL
- Lead
Nazr Mohammed hit a layup, Daequan Cook with the assist
OT 2:31 · OKC 104-102 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 0:35 · OKC 96-93 MIL
- Turnover
Daequan Cook bad pass
OT 0:40 · OKC 106-108 MIL
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed bad pass
OT 0:12 · OKC 106-110 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 2:04 · OKC 43-46 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 1:25 · OKC 96-98 MIL
- Lead
John Salmons hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 4:47 · OKC 96-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 4:20 · OKC 90-83 MIL
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 4:47 · OKC 96-98 MIL
- Turnover
Larry Sanders lost ball
OT 0:40 · OKC 106-108 MIL
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
