⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.

Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:22 · WSH 12-0 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:08 · WSH 59-60 MIL
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 0:57 · WSH 90-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · WSH 84-91 MIL
- Flagrant
Bradley Beal flagrant foul type 1 (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 0:23 · WSH 91-101 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:48 · WSH 14-14 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 0:04 · WSH 72-85 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 5:01 · WSH 85-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:57 · WSH 90-97 MIL
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:23 · WSH 91-101 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |




