⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 11:25 · CHA 35-25 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · CHA 90-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:28 · CHA 49-48 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
