⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of seventeen from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 19-11 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:07 · DAL 10-0 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 4:11 · DAL 70-66 MIL
- Ties it
Elton Brand hit a layup
Q4 1:21 · DAL 90-90 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · DAL 88-86 MIL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · DAL 88-88 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:47 · DAL 41-40 MIL
- Ties it
Mike Dunleavy hit a driving layup, Monta Ellis with the assist
Q4 2:46 · DAL 88-88 MIL
- Winner
Monta Ellis hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 1:02 · DAL 90-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · DAL 84-81 MIL
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DAL 90-94 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
