⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:42 · SAC 10-9 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:24 · SAC 112-113 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:06 · SAC 52-63 MIL
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Mike Dunleavy
Q3 3:33 · SAC 67-76 MIL
- Missed FT
Jimmer Fredette misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 113-115 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:03 · SAC 29-32 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:37 · SAC 31-42 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
