⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 8:30 · MIL 55-33 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:22 · MIL 106-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tobias Harris bad pass
Q4 4:33 · MIL 109-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · MIL 115-112 WSH
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIL 117-116 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:32 · MIL 71-64 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 6:01 · MIL 79-81 WSH
- Go-ahead
John Wall hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:06 · MIL 117-118 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 3:31 · MIL 112-107 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford lost ball
Q4 3:13 · MIL 114-107 WSH
- Turnover
Roger Mason traveling
Q4 0:01 · MIL 119-118 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
