⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:55 · DEN 45-44 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 7:13 · DEN 86-81 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DEN 86-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 4:46 · DEN 82-81 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
