⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 2:40 · MIL 89-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mike Dunleavy and Serge Ibaka
Q1 1:16 · MIL 16-33 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q2 8:15 · MIL 22-40 OKC
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:29 · MIL 64-78 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q1 4:43 · MIL 12-33 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 3:58 · MIL 66-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:15 · MIL 22-40 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
