⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:00 · MIL 11-7 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:03 · MIL 56-64 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · MIL 81-85 DAL
- Missed FT
Nate Wolters misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · MIL 81-87 DAL
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · MIL 83-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 6:47 · MIL 11-17 DAL
- Steal
Jose Calderon stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 1:59 · MIL 81-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · MIL 76-81 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
