⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 21 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:55 · OKC 9-1 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:00 · OKC 68-68 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 9:59 · OKC 74-86 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
