⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:42 · MIL 39-30 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:20 · MIL 70-77 DAL
- Steal
Larry Sanders stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 2:53 · MIL 98-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 4:03 · MIL 96-104 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MIL 98-106 DAL
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 0:43 · MIL 105-113 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q2 6:58 · MIL 45-51 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:55 · MIL 55-67 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 3:19 · MIL 72-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 2:53 · MIL 98-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Brandan Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · MIL 105-113 DAL
- Missed FT
Brandan Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · MIL 105-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
