⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 45
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 7:52 · MIL 74-52 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:03 · MIL 102-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brendan Haywood flagrant foul type 1 (Brandon Jennings draws the foul)
Q2 3:02 · MIL 53-38 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
