⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-9 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- Went cold from three, two of sixteen
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 45
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:37 · MIL 81-70 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 3:15 · MIL 94-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MIL 98-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:55 · MIL 79-68 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:36 · MIL 94-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses technical free throw
Q4 9:37 · MIL 81-70 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · MIL 94-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIL 97-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
