⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 5:41 · MIL 59-56 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · MIL 43-46 OKC
- Missed FT
Ekpe Udoh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · MIL 74-81 OKC
- Turnover
Nate Wolters bad pass
Q4 1:16 · MIL 77-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Nate Wolters
Q4 1:16 · MIL 77-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:32 · MIL 34-34 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
