⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:43 · CHA 16-8 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:52 · CHA 28-39 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 3:31 · CHA 20-27 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 7:09 · CHA 56-71 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
