⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
- Made six threes to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 0:58 · MIL 87-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:24 · MIL 100-98 DEN
- Ties it
Monta Ellis hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 0:14 · MIL 110-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy lost ball turnover
Q4 3:34 · MIL 100-100 DEN
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · MIL 100-102 DEN
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · MIL 107-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 8:40 · MIL 10-19 DEN
- Go-ahead
Andre Iguodala hit a layup
Q4 0:51 · MIL 107-108 DEN
- Winner
Ty Lawson hit a 11-foot jumper
Q4 0:09 · MIL 111-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:21 · MIL 103-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · MIL 105-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · MIL 105-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
