⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 5:41 · WSH 53-35 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 4:56 · WSH 95-88 MIL
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses technical free throw
Q4 2:45 · WSH 102-88 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:28 · WSH 68-60 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:45 · WSH 102-88 MIL
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:45 · WSH 102-88 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
